Whynot in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Bethany Baptist Church
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2023
1. Bethany Baptist Church Marker
Established 1867. Bethany Baptist Church was originally mile from its present site. In 1898. this property was acquired and a new church was built. A brick structure was erected in 1957. After it burned, the current church was built in 1984. Nearly 600 people from the Whynot community' are buried in the cemetery.
Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 32° 17.242′ N, 88° 28.912′ W. Marker is in Whynot, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. It is on Ponds Road east of Bethany Church Loop, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4475 Ponds Rd, Meridian MS 39301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salem Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 6.9 miles away); Old Pigford Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); 31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway (approx. 9.1 miles away); Old Marion Cemetery (approx. 11½ miles away); Jimmie Rodgers (approx. 11.8 miles away); The De Soto Trail
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Also see . . . Worship Site Profile: Bethany Baptist Church. CNHI News website entry (Submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2023
2. Bethany Baptist Church and Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2023
3. Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
