Near Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Site of 1792 Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

1. Site of 1792 Church Marker

Inscription. Built of two-foot blue ash logs as home by Daniel Matheny, 1790. With Jacob Leer as class leader Mt. Gilead Methodist Society was organized here by Reverend Caleb Jarvis Taylor, author of revival hymns. Members were not allowed to buy slaves except to free them when their labor repaid the cost. Lot deeded for perpetual cemetery in 1878, after the church closed.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 753.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 38° 14.764′ N, 84° 12.557′ W. Marker is near Paris, Kentucky, in Bourbon County. It can be reached from Millersburg Road (U.S. 68) 1.4 miles east of Jackstown Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on a portion of the old highway immediately east of the Paris Stockyard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1120 Millersburg Rd, Paris KY 40361, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater Lexington Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Mt. Gilead Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); Cane Ridge Meeting House

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(approx. 2.8 miles away); CSA at Paris, 1862 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bourbon County Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); John Edwards 1748-1837 / Westwood (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bourbon County, 1786 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bourbon County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Duncan Tavern (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Mt. Gilead Methodist Meeting House. The church was probably the earliest Methodist congregation in the area northeast of Lexington. (Hopewell Museum) (Submitted on March 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

2. Site of 1792 Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.