Coppell in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Bethel School and Bethel Church
Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 15, 2024
1. Bethel School and Bethel Church Marker
Bethel School served farming families in the area. Some local residents who taught in the school were Sallie Kirkland Brooks, W.L. Gregory, J. Clyde Drury, and Pleas Corbin. The building was abandoned in 1928 when three local schools -- Bethel, Gentry, and Coppell -- consolidated into one school, now Pinkerton Elementary School.
Bethel Baptist Church remained in use until it burned in 1915. Its presence probably influenced the naming of the Bethel area.
Erected 2015 by The Coppell Historical Society and the City of Coppell.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 32° 57.578′ N, 96° 58.609′ W. Marker is in Coppell, Texas, in Dallas County. It is at the intersection of South Moore Street and East Bethel School Road, on the right when traveling south on South Moore Street.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parrish Family Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Historic Bullock Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Coppell School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Grapevine Springs Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Houston Campsite Oak (approx. 1½ miles away); The Kirkland House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Native American Sites (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coppell.
Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 15, 2024
2. Bethel School and Bethel Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
