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
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: Churches & Religion • Civil Rights.
Location. 31° 27.324′ N, 93° 57.913′ W. Marker is near Geneva, Texas, in Sabine County. Marker 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.
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 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
this page online
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 56 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
