Caledonia in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Caledonia Methodist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

1. Caledonia Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. This church dates to the late 1860s and efforts by Methodists of the Caledonia community to organize formally. At that time, Dr. Lovick P. Garrison, John Barham and J. Harvy Johnson bought a tract here for the first church building. Also in the late 1860s, Thomas Smith and Sarah Elizabeth (Avery) Garrison came to Caledonia and served as church leaders. Although the couple moved to Timpson, their daughter Adele and her husband, Charlie Eugene Sanford, continued to serve the community and the church in many capacities. Garrison descendants and other longtime congregation members led the church throughout the 20th century, and it remains active today.

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14971.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 31° 55.409′ N, 94° 31.587′ W. Marker is in Caledonia, Texas, in Rusk County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 86 and Farm to Market Road 1971, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 86. The marker is located at the front of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9220 US-84, Garrison TX 75946, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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: Concord School (approx. 3.4 miles away); Campground Cemetery (approx. 7.1

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miles away); First Baptist Church of Timpson (approx. 7½ miles away); Timpson (approx. 7.7 miles away); In Memory of Our Boys (approx. 7.7 miles away); a different marker also named In Memory of Our Boys (approx. 7.7 miles away); Walter Prescott Webb (approx. 8 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 8½ miles away).

The front of the Caledonia Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

2. The front of the Caledonia Methodist Church and Marker

Caledonia Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

3. Caledonia Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.