Fair Play in Panola County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Allison Chapel United Methodist Church

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023

1. Allison Chapel United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The Rev. Littleton Fowler, an early Methodist missionary in East Texas, is believed to have organized this congregation between 1837 and 1839. Land for the first sanctuary, now the site of Old Williams Cemetery (1 mi. W), was donated by Purviance Williams. The congregation was originally known as Bethesda Church, but the name was later changed to honor Samuel G. Allison, who gave land for the present building site in 1882. Traditionally, Allison Chapel United Methodist Church has been considered the oldest active church in Panola County.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10812.)

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

Location. 32° 8.814′ N, 94° 31.705′ W. Marker is in Fair Play, Texas, in Panola County. It is on U.S. 79 4 miles west of Farm to Market Road 1970, on the left when traveling east. On US 79 in Fairplay, 10 mi. west of Carthage. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carthage TX 75633, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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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 Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waldrop Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Rev. Isaac Reed (approx. 2.8 miles away); Trammel's Trace (approx. 3.2 miles away); Church Bethel (approx. 4.4 miles away); Liberty Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Isaac R. Youngblood (approx. 4.9 miles away); Old Bethel Baptist Church History (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sugar Hill Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away).

Allison Chapel United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023

2. Allison Chapel United Methodist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.