Mount Vernon in Franklin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 12, 2023

1. First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon Marker

Inscription. Organized 1855, with 13 charter members: Mrs. Joel Arrington, Capt. and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Parchman, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wylie Parchman, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Parchman, and Squire and Mrs. C. S. Yates. The group first met south of town in Joe Wylie Parchman's home; later in a Masonic Hall; then in 1875 bought this site and built a meetinghouse. A larger frame building was erected in 1896-97. Present edifice was completed in 1930; educational building in 1953. This church body has given at least four men to the ministry.

Erected 1975 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9841.)

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

Location. 33° 11.064′ N, 95° 13.301′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Texas, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of South Kaufman Street and Majors Street, on the right when traveling north on South Kaufman Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 S Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon TX 75457, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in the American 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Merchants and Planters National Bank (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rutherford Drugstore (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Wright-Vaughan House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Franklin County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joshua Foster Johnson (approx. half a mile away); Franklin County (approx. 0.7 miles away); Historic Roadside Park (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Vernon.

First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 12, 2023

2. First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon and Marker

First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 12, 2023

3. First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.