Antioch in Panola County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

1. Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Five charter members founded this church in 1871. J.F. McLendon and W.H.H. Hayes served as first pastors. A sanctuary was built on 2.4 acres (present-day Antioch Cemetery) donated by T.J. Miller and Margaret Barnes in 1876. It was destroyed by fire and a new church building was erected here on land purchased by B.F. Holmes about 1883. It burned in 1939 but was rebuilt in 1940. Services were conducted once monthly until 1950, when a parsonage was built at the former site of Antioch School. The congregation continues to serve the community with various programs and activities. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10815.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 32° 6.147′ N, 94° 16.396′ W. Marker is in Antioch, Texas, in Panola County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 699 and County Road 407, on the right when traveling south on Road 699. The marker is located 5 mi. SE of Carthage on FM 699 at CR 407. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3218 FM699, Carthage TX 75633, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Antioch Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Anderson Cemetery (approx. one mile away);

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Jim Reeves (approx. 5.1 miles away); First Baptist Church of Carthage (approx. 5.2 miles away); First Christian Church of Carthage (approx. 5.3 miles away); Margie Neal (approx. 5.4 miles away); Panola County (approx. 5.4 miles away); First Public Restroom Building (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

2. Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Antioch Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

3. Antioch Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.