Pine Ridge in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Oldest Presbyterian Church in S.W. Organized. Feb. 25, 1807 as Salem Church. Here, Mar. 6, 1816 Mississippi Presbytery was formed. Name changed in 1827 to Pine Ridge Church.

Erected 1957 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the American Presbyterian and Reformed Historic Sites, the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is February 25, 1807.

Location. 31° 37.834′ N, 91° 20.909′ W. Marker is in Pine Ridge, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Road (Mississippi Route 555) and Airport Road ( Route 554), on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Junior Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1415 M.L.K Jr Rd, Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Foster Mounds (approx. 2.4 miles away); Natchez National Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. 4.4 miles away); Jefferson Military College (approx. 4½ miles away); Andrew Jackson at Washington (approx. 4½ miles away); Washington Campground (approx. 4½ miles away); The President's House (approx. 4½ miles away); Washington (approx. 4½ miles away).

Also see . . .
1. The Oldest Presbyterian Church in Mississippi. Sandra Burkes narrates this Natchez History Minute about Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church, the oldest active Presbyterian Church in Mississippi. Organized as the Salem Presbyterian Church in

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church Marker

1807, Pine Ridge was the first Presbyterian property in Mississippi to be listed on the historical sites registry of the Presbyterian Historical Society. (Natchez National Historic Park; uploaded September 24, 2016) (Submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Pine Ridge Church (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the church complex, which was listed in 1979. (Prepared by Jack A. Gold; Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

3. Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church

Built in 1909, it is the third sanctuary on the site. The original 1808 log sanctuary was replaced by a brick one (built 1828) that was destroyed in a 1908 tornado.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.