Near Covington in Tipton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2022
1. Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 35° 29.814′ N, 89° 38.884′ W. Marker is near Covington, Tennessee, in Tipton County. It is at the intersection of Mount Carmel Road and Robert Johnson Road, on the right when traveling north on Mount Carmel Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4594 Mt Carmel Rd, Covington TN 38019, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee and in Greater Memphis. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Carmel Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Clopton United Methodist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Last Speech of General Nathan Bedford Forrest (approx. 4.2 miles away); Joe Brown Bivouac, U.C.V. (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Site of Byars-Hall High School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Charles B. Simonton (approx. 4.2 miles away); General Jacob Tipton (approx. 4.2 miles away); Augustus Hill Garland (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.
Regarding Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church. Excerpt from the National
this page online
The origins of the church go back to the winter of 1834 when twenty-four people gathered in the log house of Rev. James Holmes, a former Presbyterian missionary to the Chickasaw Indians in Mississippi. As a result of this meeting on the small hill of Mt. Carmel, a church was organized, elders and deacons elected, and funds subscribed for a church building. During the period of its erection, the members met in the stable for Rev. Holmes' horse. No description remains of the church that was eventually constructed except that it was on a site a little to the west of the present building and had two doorways with steps and faced north. This structure later burned, and the current church was erected around 1854. Although the architect is unknown, the contractor was a Mr. Crenshaw.
Also see . . . Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church. Photo gallery of the church and its cemetery. (First Presbyterian Church Covington) (Submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
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2. Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church
National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2022
3. Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
