Merit in Hunt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Merit Methodist Church
Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, December 18, 2020
1. Merit Methodist Church Marker
Organized in April 1871. First pastor was the Rev. W. P. Reed, first member Margaret Owens. Services were held at Merit School. In 1888 land was bought and a frame church built. Wrecked by a 1905 storm and then rebuilt. Church still serves descendants of original members.
Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7817.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 33° 12.589′ N, 96° 17.381′ W. Marker is in Merit, Texas, in Hunt County. It is on Church Street west of Highway 2194, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Merit TX 75458, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. 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: Merit Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bethlehem Baptist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Farmersville I.O.O.F. Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Honaker-Holsonbake House (approx. 5 miles away); First Methodist Church of Farmersville (approx. 5.1 miles away); Bain-Honaker House (approx. 5.1 miles away); Farmersville Masonic Lodge (approx. 5.2 miles away); Freedom Plaza (approx. 5.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, December 18, 2020
2. Merit Methodist Church and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2020, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on December 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2020, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
