Chatfield in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Chatfield United Methodist Church

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 31, 2026

1. Chatfield United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. In 1846, the Rev. J. E. Ferguson, whose son was to be a governor of Texas, preached to Methodists in this area. Robert Hodge, who founded Chatfield, built a brush arbor and let camp meetings be held at his spring. In 1858 he donated a site for a lodge hall, where all faiths worshipped for years. In 1886, Mr. and Mrs. Nail McMullan gave the Methodists a site for a church of their own. Peak membership came in 1896 under the Rev. George Clark. The original building was destroyed by a storm in 1937; the present one was completed in 1938.

Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8285.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 32° 14.503′ N, 96° 24.499′ W. Marker is in Chatfield, Texas, in Navarro County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 603 and County Route 0260 on Route 603. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4937 FM 1603, Chatfield TX 75105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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It is also in the American South.

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 Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Baptist General Association of Texas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Francis Marion Martin (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Last Review Of The Confederacy (approx. 1.3 miles away); Roane Baptist Church (approx. 5 miles away); Rice Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Rice (approx. 5.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Rice (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chatfield.

Chatfield United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 27, 2023

2. Chatfield United Methodist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 31, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on February 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.