Johns Island in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Photographed by Diane Murphy, June 2025

1. St. John’s Episcopal Church Marker (side 1)

Inscription.
(side 1)
The parish of St. Johns, Colleton was created by the S.C. legislature in 1734. It included Johns, Edisto, Wadmalaw, Kiawah, and Seabrook Islands and was previously part of St. Paul's Parish, one of the ten original Church of England parishes of colonial S.C. The first parish church was built at this site by 1742. It fell into ruin after the Revolutionary War. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) After the war, St. John's became an Episcopal church. By the 1830s most St. John's communicants were enslaved African Americans. The second St. John's church was built in 1817 and destroyed by fire in 1864 during the Civil War. Members worshipped at Johns Island Presbyterian Church from 1868 until the third church was built in 1873. The current church dates to 1955.

Erected 2023 by St. John’s Episcopal Church. (Marker Number 10 134.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.

Location. 32° 43.057′ N, 80° 5.15′ W.

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Marker is on Johns Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is at the intersection of Maybank Highway (South Carolina Route 700) and Angel Oak Road, on the left when traveling south on Maybank Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3673 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island SC 29455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: John's Island Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Federal Expedition on John's Island / Battle of Burden's Causeway (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Progressive Club (approx. 3.9 miles away); Belvidere School Site

St. John’s Episcopal Church Marker (side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, June 2025

2. St. John’s Episcopal Church Marker (side 2)

(approx. 4 miles away); Plainsfield Plantation (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Stono Rebellion (1739) (approx. 5.9 miles away); St. Paul's, Stono / St. Paul's Churchyard (approx. 6 miles away); St. Mark’s Union Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johns Island.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, June 2025

3. St. John’s Episcopal Church Marker (side 1)

Photographed by Diane Murphy, June 2025

4. St. John’s Episcopal Church Marker (side 2)

St. John’s Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, June 2025

5. St. John’s Episcopal Church

St. John’s Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, June 2025

6. St. John’s Episcopal Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2025, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 14, 2025, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.