Rhodell in Raleigh County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

New Salem Baptist Church

Photographed by Dave W, July 11, 2024

1. New Salem Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.

New Salem Baptist Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023 by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 559.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 2023.

Location. 37° 40.46′ N, 81° 18.035′ W. Marker is in Rhodell, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. It is on Stotesbury Camp. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 576 Stotesbury Cp, Rhodell WV 25915, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Mark Twain High School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Camp Lightfoot (approx. 2.7 miles away); Baseball (approx. 2.7 miles away); Helen (approx. 2.7 miles away); Helen Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Miners Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Helen, WV (approx. 2.7 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away).

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1. Changes Coming to Historic Church. Efforts to restore the New Salem Baptist Church in Tams, West Virginia, have been slowly building over the past few years after the African American church was listed on the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia’s list of endangered properties in 2016. (Submitted on July 16, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

2. Historical Information on Historic Church.

The New Salem Baptist Church stands as the sole remaining structure in the now-deserted town of Tams, West Virginia.

(Submitted on July 16, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

3. Lone country church in southern West Virginia has unexpected history.

TAMS, W.Va. — Most folks who come across the New
Photographed by Dave W, July 11, 2024

2. New Salem Baptist Church
Salem Baptist Church in southern West Virginia believe it to be abandoned. In cosmetic disrepair and seemingly far from any habitation, it routinely evokes strong feelings among the visitors who happen across it and share their fascination on social media

(Submitted on July 16, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

New Salem Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, July 11, 2024

3. New Salem Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.