Near Kennard in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Allen Chapel Community

Photographed by James Hulse, March 14, 2025

1. Allen Chapel Community Marker

Inscription. Emancipated slaves of pioneer landowners in nearby communities established homes and farms here in the 1870s. Community life centered around the church and school near this site. Land for the African Methodist Episcopal Church was purchased from Nat Allen, one of the original church trustees, for whom the community was named. The one-room schoolhouse was moved to Kennard (3 mi. W) in 1968, but was returned to the Allen Chapel Community in 1985. Descendants of many of the original settlers still-live here. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9467.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 31° 22.761′ N, 95° 8.765′ W. Marker is near Kennard, Texas, in Houston County. It is on County Road 4710 0.9 miles south of State Road 7, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located in front of the Allen Chapel Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1022 County Rd 4710, Kennard TX 75847, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Four C Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ratcliff (approx. 0.9 miles away); Antioch Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ratcliff CCC Camp (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hagerville Community (approx. 1.2 miles away); Community of Coltharp (approx. 1.2 miles away); Former Rosenwald School (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennard.

The Allen Chapel Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse

2. The Allen Chapel Church and Marker

The view of the Allen Chapel Community Marker along the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 14, 2025

3. The view of the Allen Chapel Community Marker along the road

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.