Near Lamar in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fair Hope Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

1. Fair Hope Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. This church was organized in 1872 by Harmony Presbytery with Capt. Joseph Commander (1800-1883) as its first elder. This sanctuary, built on land donated by Commander, was moved here and remodeled about 1909. Fair Hope, a founding member of the Pee Dee Presbytery in 1889, withdrew in 1969 to become an independent church.

Erected 2001 by South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, sponsored by the Darlington County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16-44.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 34° 6.671′ N, 80° 4.667′ W. Marker is near Lamar, South Carolina, in Darlington County. It is on East Lynches River Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lamar SC 29069, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lynchburg Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Henry Durant (approx. 3½ miles away); Ellison Durant Smith (approx. 3.6 miles away); John Wesley Methodist Church (approx.

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3.8 miles away); Lynchburg Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Augustin Wilson (approx. 7.6 miles away); Battle of Mount Elon (approx. 7.8 miles away); Timmonsville (approx. 8 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Henry Durant (was approx. 4.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. (was approx. 7.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Fair Hope Presbyterian Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

2. Fair Hope Presbyterian Church and Marker

Fair Hope Cemetery and Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

3. Fair Hope Cemetery and Church Marker

Fair Hope Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

4. Fair Hope Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.