Rehobeth in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Coventry Parish Church

Photographed by William Pfingsten, November 23, 2007

1. Coventry Parish Church Marker

Inscription. Erected 1784 - 1792
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places 9 August 1984
Ruins stabilized 1985 - 1990 under the auspices of
Rehobeth Ruritan Club
Maryland Historical Trust
Somerset County Historical Trust
B. J. Cantwell, Sr., Mason

Erected by Miss Florence E. DeGerkez of Burlington, New Jersey.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 23, 1784.

Location. 38° 2.321′ N, 75° 39.965′ W. Marker is in Rehobeth, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Coventry Parish Road and Old Rehobeth Road, on the right when traveling east on Coventry Parish Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5757 Coventry Parish Road, Westover MD 21871, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Rehoboth Episcopal Church, Erected in 1682 (here, next to this marker); Rehoboth Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Rehoboth Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away); Rehoboth

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(approx. 4.6 miles away); Pocomoke City Historic Railroad Station (approx. 5.6 miles away); Tireless Defender of Education (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Shapes of Ships (approx. 5.8 miles away); Sturgis One-Room School Museum (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rehobeth.

Coventry Church Ruins and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, November 23, 2007

2. Coventry Church Ruins and Marker

Ruins of Coventry Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, November 23, 2007

3. Ruins of Coventry Church

The church, showing some damage. image. Click for full size.

circa 1900

4. The church, showing some damage.

Interior of the church image. Click for full size.

circa 1900

5. Interior of the church

Coventry Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, November 23, 2007

6. Coventry Church Cemetery

Coventry Parish Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

7. Coventry Parish Church

Site of
Original Church
Built Before 1700
Entrance

Coventry Parish Church showing Original Site Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

8. Coventry Parish Church showing Original Site Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,611 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on March 25, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 6. submitted on November 30, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 7, 8. submitted on October 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.