Near Whitesburg in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tidence Lane

1724-1806

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Tidence Lane Marker

Inscription. Tidence Lane was pastor of the first church in Tennessee, Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church in Washington County, in 1778. He also organized Bent Creek, now Whitesburg Baptist Church in 1785 and was first moderator of the first Baptist Association, Holston, in 1786. He and six of his sons fought in the Revolutionary War.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 36° 16.689′ N, 83° 8.92′ W. Marker is near Whitesburg, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. It is on Whitesburg Pike 0.6 miles north of East Andrew Johnson Highway (U.S. 11E), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 914 Whitesburg Pike, Whitesburg TN 37891, 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,

and the Anglosphere.

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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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bent Creek Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Coffman House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bent Creek Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hamblen County / Hawkins County (approx. 2.8 miles away); Longstreet's Headquarters (approx. 3 miles away); Longstreet's Billet (approx. 3 miles away); Hayslope (approx. 3.2 miles away); Archie Campbell (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitesburg.

More about this marker. It is located a few hundred feet west of Lane's original grave, which was dug on his farm. His remains were relocated in 2017 to First Baptist Church of Whitesburg, which Lane founded in 1785.

Also see . . .
1. Tidence Lane. Biography from "First Minister to Preach Regularly to a Tennessee Congregation" by J. J. Burnett, 1919. (Baptist History Homepage) (Submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. From cow pasture to memorial: Tennessee Baptists move remains of state's first preacher.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Tidence Lane Marker

News article and video on the 2017 relocation of Lane's remains from his former farm to First Baptist Church of Whitesburg. (Amy McRary, Knoxville Sentinel, posted Nov. 26, 2017) (Submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 850 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.