Near Easley in Anderson County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
1. MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH Marker
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church was founded in 1791 as Brush Creek Church with 10 members. In 1809, the church name was changed to Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. The early church included white and African American members. In 1824, the 2nd church building was constructed of hewn and hand sawed timbers. Subsequent buildings, constructed in 1876 and 1926, still served the congregation in 2017.
Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery began in 1814 on land donated by Fredrick Owen. Owen was a Revolutionary War veteran and is interred here. Veterans from the Revolutionary War forward are also interred here. Agnes Wimpey was the first known burial in 1814. The cemetery has remained in use for over 200 years.
Erected 2017 by Sponsored by Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Committee. (Marker Number 4 44.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
Location. 34° 43.102′ N, 82° 34.549′ W. Marker is near Easley, South Carolina, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of Old Greenville Highway (South Carolina Route 88) and Pisgah Road, on the left when traveling west on Old Greenville Highway
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Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pickens Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); White Plains School (approx. 4 miles away); Soldiers Buried in Carmel Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church & Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Joe Ronnie Hooper (approx. 6.6 miles away); Pickensville (approx. 6.6 miles away); John C. Calhoun Memorial Highway (approx. 6.6 miles away); William Edgeworth Beattie (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easley.
Another marker is no longer nearby. St. Paul Methodist Church (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. (Submitted on January 3, 2024.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
2. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Marker (Back)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
3. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
4. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
5. Gravesite of Fredrick Owen, Revolutionary War Veteran
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
6. Gravesite of Fredrick Owen, Revolutionary War Veteran
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,081 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
