Near Taylor in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Shiloh Baptist Church

Photographed by Keith Peterson

1. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Founded Nov. 2, 1854, by 18 charter members. Services and revivals were often held under brush arbors at two early meeting sites (Located 3 mi. NE and 2 mi. S of here). Building retains its simple pioneer style even with modern interior and siding.

Erected 1968 by the State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9337.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 2, 1894.

Location. 30° 29.5′ N, 97° 12.201′ W. Marker is near Taylor, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on CR481, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taylor TX 76574, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Gano Community (approx. 2.4 miles away); Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 4.1 miles away); Adina Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon (approx. 5.7 miles away); V.F.W. Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles away); Lawhon Springs Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Mager Cemetery (approx. 6.9 miles away); St. Paul Lutheran Church, School and Cemetery (approx. 8½ miles away).

Another marker is no longer

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nearby. Lawrence Chapel Cemetery (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Keith Peterson

2. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,237 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.