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

Clear Creek Baptist Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Clear Creek Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Here. Dec. 24, 1836, Miss. Baptist Convention was re-organized under President Ashley Vaughn of Natchez. Contained 122 churches, 56 clergy, & 4,287 members.

Erected 1954 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is December 24, 1836.

Location. 31° 34.56′ N, 91° 17.711′ W. Marker is in Washington, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on Old U.S. 84 0.3 miles east of Blues Highway (U.S. 61), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 Old U.S 84, Washington MS 39190, 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 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

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Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Elizabeth Female Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Elizabeth Female College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Assembly Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Prince Ibrahima (approx. 0.4 miles away); The President's House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. John W. Monette (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washington (approx. 0.4 miles away); Andrew Jackson at Washington (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Elizabeth Female Academy (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . How one man started the Mississippi Baptist Convention. Mississippi Baptists organized a state convention in 1824 that failed. Internal discord and dissension from the anti-missions movement and teachings of Alexander Campbell resulted in the dissolution of this convention in 1829. As the Primitive Baptists and Disciples of Christ separated themselves

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. Clear Creek Baptist Church Marker

from Mississippi Baptist churches, the mission-minded Baptists who remained were ready to try the experiment again. All they needed was a leader to galvanize them to action. (Robert C. Rogers; Mississippi Baptist Convention Board) (Submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Clear Creek Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Unknown; via William Carey University (Public Domain)

3. Clear Creek Baptist Church

The congregation dissolved in the 1880s, and the sanctuary was later demolished.

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 358 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.