Heath in Rockwall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Heath Methodist Church

Photographed by Amanda Hartley, June 12, 2010

1. Heath Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1890 at a site just south of town, this church originally was named Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The congregation and the church building moved to Heath between November 1909 and March 1910, and the original building was replaced by 1916. Circuit-riding ministers served the members for many years. The congregation became an integral part of the community. They moved into a new building in 1974, and called their first full-time pastor in 1981. The church continues to serve its community with a variety of ministries.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6145.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1910.

Location. 32° 50.301′ N, 96° 28.587′ W. Marker is in Heath, Texas, in Rockwall County. It can be reached from Smirl Drive (Farm to Market Road 1140). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockwall TX 75032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sterling Rex Barnes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glen Hill Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Anderson Family Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); James and Margaret Loving (approx. 4.9 miles away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 5½ miles away); Chisholm Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); Tripp Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 16, 2020

2. Heath Methodist Church Marker

Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 16, 2020

3. Heath Methodist Church Marker

Heath Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 16, 2020

4. Heath Methodist Church

Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 16, 2020

5. Heath Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,085 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 22, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. 5. submitted on August 17, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.