Near Water Valley in Graves County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Bayou de Chine Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

1. Bayou de Chine Church Marker

Inscription. Named after a stream which flows nearby, this church congregation is oldest of Mayfield Presbytery. It was organized ca. 1826; original log church used until 1866. During Civil War part of CSA Army located near here at Camp Beauregard. When a measles epidemic swept camp, Bayou de Chine was used as hospital. Many soldiers are buried in community graveyard at site of the camp.

Erected 1976 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1597.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 36° 34.71′ N, 88° 46.801′ W. Marker is near Water Valley, Kentucky, in Graves County. It is at the intersection of Kentucky Route 2422 and Kingston Road, on the right when traveling south on Kentucky Route 2422. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8784 State Rte 2422, Water Valley KY 42085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Feliciana (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pioneer Spirit (approx. 5.6 miles away); Two Successful Raids (approx. 6.3 miles away); Founding Father

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(approx. 7½ miles away); Jackson Purchase (approx. 8.2 miles away); Isham Browder's Grave (approx. 10.8 miles away); Civil War Skirmish (approx. 12.1 miles away in Tennessee); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 13.7 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 30, 2025

2. Bayou de Chine Church Marker

Veterans of Bayou de Chine Church monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 30, 2025

3. Veterans of Bayou de Chine Church monument

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.