Columbia in Marion County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Baylis Chapel Methodist Church
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2022
1. Baylis Chapel Methodist Church Marker
Established in the late 1880s, Baylis Chapel Methodist Church is located on land donated by George Baylis in 1882. The original wooden structure, built in the late 1880s, was replaced by the current church building in 1951. Among the oldest Methodist congregations in Marion County, Baylis Chapel has served as a community center, school, and a place of worship for the nearby Keno community. Land for the cemetery was donated by Luke Broom in 1888. The earliest grave is that of George Baylis (1825-1899).
Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 31° 15.432′ N, 89° 42.564′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Mississippi, in Marion County. It is on East Baylis Chapel Road 0.1 miles east of Lampton Hilltop Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia MS 39429, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Simmons Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); Gov. Hugh L. White Mansion (approx. 6.2 miles away); Birthplace of Mississippi Rodeo (approx. 6.6 miles away); Mississippi Rural Center
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2022
2. Baylis Chapel Methodist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
