Tioga in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga
Photographed by Morgan Petermann, December 19, 2023
1. Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga Marker
Sam Rayburn, Speaker, U. S. House of Representatives was baptized here 1956, by H. G. Ball, Elder.
Ball conducted Rayburn's funeral in Bonham, 1961. Four presidents attended.
Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11524.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 33° 27.989′ N, 96° 54.917′ W. Marker is in Tioga, Texas, in Grayson County. It is at the intersection of Gene Autry Drive and South Lamar Street, on the left when traveling west on Gene Autry Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 Gene Autry Dr, Tioga TX 76271, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tioga United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tioga Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Barron Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); County Line Baptist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Pilot Point Post-Signal
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Photographed by Morgan Petermann, December 19, 2023
2. Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2023, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2023, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
