Near Durham in Chatham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church
Photographed by PaulwC3, January 12, 2014
1. O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church Marker
Organized, 1794, by Jas. O'Kelly, founder of the denomination. Present building fourth on site.
Erected 1968 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number H-78.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. 35° 51.935′ N, 78° 56.65′ W. Marker is near Durham, North Carolina, in Chatham County. It is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 751 and O'Kelly Chapel Road ( Highway 1731), on the right on North Carolina Route 751. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9245 NC-751, Durham NC 27713, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: O'Kelly Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Rural Credit Union (approx. 4 miles away); The "South Garden" (approx. 4.6 miles away); Barbee Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Christopher "Old Kit" Barbee (approx. 4.7 miles away); Last Shots (approx. 4.8 miles away); Louis E. Austin
this page online
Also see . . . O'Kelly's Chapel. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 28, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
via North Carolina History Project, unknown
2. James OKelly (1736?-1826)
North Carolina History Project website entry
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Photographed by PaulwC3, January 12, 2014
3. Wide view of the O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church Marker
The marker stands in front of the National Register of Historic Places listed church (ca. 1900).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,118 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on January 19, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on January 19, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
