Near Rockvale in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Salem Church

Photographed by Tom Gillard, September 5, 2010

1. Salem Church Marker

Inscription. In small groups known as societies, early settlers held worship services in their homes. Several months before the Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized, in 1812 the Revs. Thomas King and John Manley established the Salem Church in the home of Thomas Jarratt. On this site the Jarratt Society built a log house of worship in 1814. Two years later, Robert Smith deeded the land to the Salem Methodist Church. Handmade bricks replaced the logs in 1834. Rebuilt in 1903, the present edifice incorporates an original brick wall within its facade.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 196.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 35° 48.562′ N, 86° 28.676′ W. Marker is near Rockvale, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Old Salem Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockvale TN 37153, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American 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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cherry Grove Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Murfreesboro / Rutherford County

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Rutherford County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office 9-11 Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Murfreesboro (approx. 4.3 miles away); Springfield Plantation and Washington-Smith Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); George Smith Patton, Jr. (approx. 4½ miles away); In Memory of Benjamin Liddon (approx. 4.6 miles away); Fields of Fire (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Gillard, September 5, 2010

2. Salem Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,171 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.