Near Geneva in Sabine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

McMahan's Chapel

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023

1. McMahan's Chapel Marker

Inscription.

Church organized Sept.-1833
Present building July-1949
Oldest Protestant church in Texas.

Erected 1949.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 31° 27.324′ N, 93° 57.913′ W. Marker is near Geneva, Texas, in Sabine County. It is on McMahan's Chapel Road south of Cotton Lane, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milam TX 75959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named McMahan's Chapel (a few steps from

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this marker); a different marker also named McMahan's Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); El Camino Real de los Tejas 1680-1845 (approx. 1.8 miles away); A Snapshot In Time?/¿Una instantánea en el tiempo? (approx. 1.8 miles away); Two Miles Southeast to McMahan's Chapel (approx. 1.9 miles away); County Line Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3.2 miles away); El Lobanillo (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Geneva.

Also see . . . McMahan's Chapel at the TSHA Handbook. "McMahan's Chapel, organized in 1833, is the oldest Methodist church and the oldest Protestant congregation with continuous services in Texas." (Submitted on May 5, 2024.)

Current McMahan's Chapel and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023

2. Current McMahan's Chapel and Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2024. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.