Oneida in Clay County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Oneida Baptist Institute

October 10, 2010

1. Oneida Baptist Institute Marker

Inscription. The land for what became Oneida Baptist Institute was donated by Martha Coldiron Hogg and S.P. Hogg in September 1899. The school was founded by James Anderson Burns, December 20, 1899, as Mamre Baptist College to meet the social, educational, and spiritual needs of Clay County children. Mamre opened on January 1, 1900.

Erected by Oneida Baptist Institute. (Marker Number 2024.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1964.

Location. 37° 16.106′ N, 83° 38.921′ W. Marker is in Oneida, Kentucky, in Clay County. It is on College Street south of River Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oneida KY 40972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chief Red Bird (approx. 7.6 miles away); John Gilbert, Sr. Memorial Highway (approx. 7.6 miles away); County Named, 1806 (approx. 10.1 miles away); Gov. Bert T. Combs (1959-1963)/Bert T. Combs (1911 – 1991) (approx. 10.1 miles away); Salt Works was located along the old Warrior's Path

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(approx. 10½ miles away); This Site is Birth Place of Local History (approx. 10½ miles away); Murdoch of Buckhorn (approx. 11 miles away); Sam and Nola of Morris Fork (approx. 11.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oneida.

October 10, 2010

2. Oneida Baptist Institute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2010. This page has been viewed 1,326 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2010. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.