Near Azle in Parker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Silver Creek United Methodist Church

Photographed by Matthew G French, April 12, 2025

1. Silver Creek United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The Silver Creek Methodist Church was organized on November 15, 1900, and by the following year area residents had completed work on this frame sanctuary. The building site had been deeded to the congregation by farmers Joseph Gillis Steele and Thomas Nelson Clayton. The sanctuary also served as a community center for the surrounding rural area. Regular worship services were held here until 1967. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4697.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 15, 1900.

Location. 32° 50.524′ N, 97° 35.896′ W. Marker is near Azle, Texas, in Parker County. It is at the intersection of Church Road and Clayton Road, on the left when traveling north on Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2200 Church Road, Azle TX 76020, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Slover School-Robinson Cabin (approx. 1.7 miles away); Coho and Nancy Jane Smith Farmstead Site (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tucker House (approx. 3½

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miles away); a different marker also named Tucker House (approx. 3½ miles away); Wright-Tucker Chapel (approx. 3.6 miles away); Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Bud Clark Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Ash Creek Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Azle.

Photographed by Matthew G French, April 12, 2025

2. Silver Creek United Methodist Church Marker

Silver Creek United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew G French, April 12, 2025

3. Silver Creek United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.