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

The Baptist Church of Christ at Davis Creek

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

1. The Baptist Church of Christ at Davis Creek Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected by Joseph Hunter.

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

Location. 36° 27.751′ N, 83° 50.733′ W. Marker is near Speedwell, Tennessee, in Claiborne County. It is on Davis Creek Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 Davis Creek Road, Speedwell TN 37870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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,

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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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Yoakum Station (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Johnson Mill (approx. 9.3 miles away); Barren Creek Dam Failures (approx. 11 miles away); Walker's Ford (approx. 12.2 miles away); Colonel Arthur Campbell (approx. 12.2 miles away in Kentucky); James Robertson (approx. 12.2 miles away); Mountain Vision (approx. 12.3 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Speedwell.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church 1797. (Submitted on August 30, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 13, 2022

2. The Baptist Church of Christ at Davis Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.