Speedwell in Claiborne County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church

Constituted 1797

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

1. Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church Constituted 1797 Marker

Inscription.
Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church is believed to be the oldest Primitive Baptist congregation in Tennessee and has continued in the same doctrine since its 1797 constitution. Established in Speedwell to serve the settlers of Yoakum Station, a part of the Henderson Land Grant, nineteen signers petitioned the Kehukee Association to form a Primitive Baptist Church. Among the many names were: Ausmus, Beeler, Box, Carr, Davis, Dunn, Yoakum, Hunter, Rogers, Vanbebber, Weaver, and Ellison. A total of ninety people joined on October 1, 1797. The current church building dates to 1850.

Erected 2021 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1D 45.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 1, 1797.

Location. 36° 28.385′ N, 83° 51.162′ W. Marker is in Speedwell, Tennessee, in Claiborne County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 63 and Davis Creek Road, on the right when traveling east on Tennessee Route 63. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Speedwell TN 37870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Baptist Church of Christ at Davis Creek (approx. 0.8 miles away); Yoakum Station (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Johnson Mill (approx. 10.1 miles away); Barren Creek Dam Failures (approx. 11.6 miles away); Colonel Arthur Campbell (approx. 11.9 miles away in Kentucky); Mountain Vision (approx. 11.9 miles away in Kentucky); Middlesboro Country Club (approx. 11.9 miles away in Kentucky); Middlesboro Golf Club (approx. 12 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Speedwell.

Also see . . . Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church 1797. Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

2. Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church Constituted 1797 Marker

website homepage (Submitted on August 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

3. Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church Constituted 1797 Marker

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

4. Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

5. Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

6. Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church

The Baptist Church of Christ at Davis Creek constituted the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1797 receiving in election and predestination, carries her own key gives free liberty of conscience to think and speak in love purity and fidelity and her association first held 1806 and this memorial put up 1853 by Joseph Hunter who was born March the 15 1791 & died July the 4 1879 age 88 Y 3 M 19 D.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,809 times since then and 147 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.