Pilot Point in Denton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

County Line Baptist Church

Photographed by Joe Lotz, March 2, 2025

1. County Line Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This church, originally called the Colored Missionary Baptist Church, has served as a spiritual leader for African Americans in the area since 1863. Early members met under a brush arbor before building a chapel near the Cooke and Denton county line in 1874. In 1882, the church moved to Pilot Point. The County Line congregation has been active in the community and state through a variety of programs, including establishment of adult literacy classes, organized by Pauline Wilkerson Varner in 1939, and serving as the host for associational conventions. Today, County Line Baptist Church continues to serve a widespread area of northeast Denton County.

Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13866.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 33° 23.888′ N, 96° 57.213′ W. Marker is in Pilot Point, Texas, in Denton County. It is at the intersection of Pondrum Street and E Walcott St on Pondrum Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Pondrum St, Pilot Point TX 76258, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pilot Point Post-Signal (approx. 0.4 miles away); City of Pilot Point (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (approx. half

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a mile away); Pilot Point Church of Christ (approx. 0.6 miles away); Skinner Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Belew Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga (approx. 5.2 miles away); Tioga United Methodist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pilot Point.

County Line Baptist Church and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 30, 2025

2. County Line Baptist Church and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 29, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. 2. submitted on November 30, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.