Near Georgetown in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John's Methodist Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010

1. St. John's Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The origin of this congregation can be traced to the organization of “Johnson’s Society” in the 1830’s. Meetings were held in private homes and the local school. On July 3, 1852, trustees were elected to supervise the building of the first church. A one acre portion of the “Springfield” tract was subsequently purchased from James E. and Mary A. Blizzard. Construction was completed in 1853. The original structure replaced by the present church in 1907. In 1950 a building was moved here from the site of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp near Georgetown, for renovation and use as a Church Hall. St. John’s was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Erected 2000 by The Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-108.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Delaware Public Archives, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1917.

Location. 38° 40.905′ N, 75° 18.449′ W. Marker is near Georgetown, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Gravel Hill Road (State Road 30), on the right when traveling north. Located just

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south of County Road 47 (Johnson Road). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24773 Johnson Rd, Georgetown DE 19947, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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 New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zoar Methodist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Georgetown Speedway (approx. 3.6 miles away); Bethesda Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 3.7 miles away); Richard Allen School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Delaware Citizens Who Fought for the South (approx. 3.9 miles away); Delaware Confederate War Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Prospect A.M.E. Church (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Delaware Citizens Who Fought for the South (was approx. 3.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding St. John's Methodist Church. National Register of Historic Places:
St. John's Methodist Church (added 1990 - Building - #90001071) ♦ Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
♦ Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
♦ Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
♦ Area of Significance: Architecture
♦ Period of Significance: 1900-1924
♦ Historic Function:

St. John's Methodist Church and Marker (far right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010

2. St. John's Methodist Church and Marker (far right)

Funerary, Religion

Also see . . . St. John's Methodist Church - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

St. John's Methodist Church and cemetery is eligible for listing on the National Register under Criterion C as an well-preserved and excellent example of the use of the Gothic-Revival style in a small rural church and for its well planned and laid out cemetery which contains a large collection of intact nineteenth-century and early twentieth century tombstones.

(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

St. John's Methodist Church Marker seen along Gravel Hill Road (State Road 30) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010

3. St. John's Methodist Church Marker seen along Gravel Hill Road (State Road 30)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.