McCutchanville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
McJohnston Chapel
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023
1. McJohnston Chapel Marker
and adjacent cemeteries
were placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
January 18, 1979
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 National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 38° 3.848′ N, 87° 31.387′ W. Marker is in McCutchanville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. It is at the intersection of Kansas Road and Erskine Lane, on the left when traveling east on Kansas Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2200 Kansas Rd, Evansville IN 47725, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region and in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, and in the Corn Belt. 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 Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First SWCD in Indiana (approx. 2.8 miles away); Evansville G.A.R. Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); Evansville Confederate Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); Evansville's German Heritage (approx. 6½ miles away); John W. Boehne Home (approx. 6.6 miles away); Evansville Woolen Mill (approx. 6.7 miles away); Zion Evangelical Church (approx. 6.7 miles away).
Regarding McJohnston Chapel.
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This is a small, red brick building in simple American Gothic style designed by the eminent Terre Haute and Evansyille, Indiana, Architect, Josse A. Vrydagh (1833-98).
The construction of the chapel was supervised by the architect's assistant, Levi S. Clarke of Evansville. However, much of the actual labor was performed by the men of the McCutchanvi1le community. The first brick was laid on Monday, April 12, 1880, and the building was completed by the end of the year.
The church cemetery is one of the oldest in Vanderburgh County still in use. Buried here are all of the founders of this important Scotch-Irish community and several generations of their descendants. The oldest gravestone is dated 1819 and there are several from the 1820's. Approximately 125 graves are more than a century old. Some thirty-two (32) Civil War veterans are buried here (including one who served in both the Confederate and Union armies), nine veterans of World War I, two from World War II, and one from the Korean War.
Also see . . .
1. McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the site, which was listed in 1979. (National Park Service) (Submitted on June 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023
2. McJohnston Chapel Marker
2. History of the McCutchanville Methodist Episcopal Church. The congregation built the McJohnston Chapel to replace its first church, a frame building that was erected in 1847 at the same site. The brick church was named after a prominent family in the congregation. (Mary A. Johns, McCutchanville Methodist Episcopal Church) (Submitted on June 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Additional commentary.
1. The lovely bells
Thank you for the Chapel bells. I love to hear the great hymns of old. The Old Rugged Cross. In the Garden. Amazing Grace. These are the songs which carry the Gospel message on the winds to my Aruba Court home. Shane Roberson
— Submitted June 22, 2024, by Shane roberson of Evansville, Indiana.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
