Dade City in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Blanton Methodist Church

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 5, 2012

1. Blanton Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
This church was built in 1906 by Will Heacock and Tom Jordan on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Blocker. The pioneer congregation which worshipped at Mt. Olive Church on the Dowling Place about a mile away had decided it was too far from "town." In 1928 when Townsend House Church near Hancock Lake discontinued regular services, several of its members joined here. The congregation diminished as the lumber and turpentine industries moved away. Most current members are kinfolk of the pioneer settlers.

Erected 1986 by Pasco Board of County Commissioners and the Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 28° 24.706′ N, 82° 14.805′ W. Marker is in Dade City, Florida, in Pasco County. It is at the intersection of Spring Valley Road and Sweetwater Road, on the right when traveling south on Spring Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17481 Spring Valley Road, Dade City FL 33523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chipco Township (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mount Zion Methodist Church and Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Sacred Heart Catholic Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); St. Joseph Community (approx. 3.3 miles away); William M. and Emily Larkin (approx. 3.9 miles away); Owensboro (approx. 4.2 miles away); Dade City Grammar School (approx. 4.4 miles away); Whitehouse (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dade City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort King Road (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Blanton Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 5, 2012

2. Blanton Methodist Church

Marker located on the left side of the door.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on September 6, 2024, by Quinton Spiaggi of Palm Harbor, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.