Smithdale in Amite County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
East Fork Baptist Church
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 3, 2022
1. East Fork Baptist Church Marker
Constituted Saturday, September 15, 1810 in the home of James Chandler on the East Fork of the Amite River. Charter members Joseph Chandler, John Wilson, Ephraim Puckett, James Keith, John Prestridge, Lazarus Reeves, Elizabeth Simmons, Martha Wilson, Frances Spurlock, Sarah Keith, Elizabeth Prestridge, Alley Prestridge, Hannah Denman, and Anna Adams. The first preacher was Revolutionary War Veteran, Reverend Thomas Mercer.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1810.
Location. 31° 12.209′ N, 90° 40.105′ W. Marker is in Smithdale, Mississippi, in Amite County. It is at the intersection of North Greensburg Road and East Fork Roar, on the right when traveling south on North Greensburg Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smithdale MS 39664, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Natchez District (approx. one mile away); Jerry Clower (approx. 1.1 miles away); John H. Nunnery (approx. 6.9 miles away); Tickfaw Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Europe Bates School (approx. 7½ miles away); Sherman Line Rosenwald School
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 3, 2022
2. East Fork Baptist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,579 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
