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

Inscription. 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: Churches & Religion. 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. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 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); Marion C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 13½

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miles away); Marion CSA Cemetery (approx. 14.2 miles away); History of York / The Coleman Center (approx. 17½ miles away in Alabama).

Also see . . . Worship Site Profile: Bethany Baptist Church -Meridian Star. (Submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Bethany Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 24, 2023

2. Bethany Baptist Church and Marker

Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 24, 2023

3. Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.