Springfield in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rocky Swamp Methodist Church and Cemetery

Photographed by Yvonne Vaughn, March 12, 2023

1. Rocky Swamp Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
(side 1)
Rocky Swamp Methodist Episcopal Church was among the first Methodist congregations in this part of S.C. A meeting house on one acre was here by 1809. A Methodist campground may have predated the construction of the first meeting house. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) Another 20 acres were purchased in 1828. A second church was thought to have been built around that time. The current meeting house was built c. 1860. The modest structure and its nearby cemetery, with more than 300 interments, are visual reminders of the families and individuals who once lived here.

Erected 2017 by Orangeburg County Historical Society. (Marker Number 38-43.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 33° 30.585′ N, 81° 11.435′ W. Marker is in Springfield, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It is on Neeses Highway 0.3 miles east of Kyzer Brown Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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7387 Neeses Highway, Springfield SC 29146, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rocky Swamp Rosenwald School (approx. 2½ miles away); Neeses (approx. 4.1 miles away); Capt. Dempsey Hammond Salley (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Salley Family (approx. 7.7 miles away); Holman's Bridge (approx. 8 miles away); Old Indian Trail (approx. 8.4 miles away); The Town Of North (approx. 8.9 miles away); God’s Acre Healing Springs (approx. 9.4 miles away).

Photographed by Yvonne Vaughn, March 12, 2023

2. Rocky Swamp Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Yvonne Vaughn, March 12, 2023

3. Rocky Swamp Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.