Near Calistoga in Napa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The White Church
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 4, 2011
1. The White Church Marker
The White Church
First church built in Napa County
by pioneers in 1853
Marked by Federated Womens Clubs
June 11, 1939
Erected 1939 by Federated Womens Clubs.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1926.
Location. 38° 32.949′ N, 122° 30.82′ W. Marker is near Calistoga, California, in Napa County. It can be reached from State Highway 29 0.7 miles south of Larkmead Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Calistoga CA 94515, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in Wine Country, and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reason P. Tucker (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bale Grist Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. Edward Turner Bale (approx. 0.7 miles away); Larkmead Winery/Kornell Cellars (approx. 0.8 miles away); Schramsberg (approx. one mile away); Charles Krug Winery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cesare Mondavi 1883 1959 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Charles Krug 1825 - 1892 (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Calistoga.
Also see . . . Bothe Napa Valley State Park. California Department of Parks and Recreation's web page for Both Napa Valley
this page online
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 4, 2011
2. Additional markers mounted below The White Church Marker
Mounted on the same rock below the main marker are two additional markers. One is a centennial marker, reading "A Methodist Church named for its founder - Reverend Asa White". And below that is an additional marker reading, "United Methodist Historic Site No. 170".
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein
3. The White Church Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 4, 2011
4. How to reach this marker.....
From the park entrance kiosk (there is an entrance fee), keep driving straight (south) as far as one can go and park. The trailhead and sign (pictured above) for the History Trail should be visible. Follow the path for a few hundred feet, and arrive at a large clearing, which once held the church and its cemetery. The marker is at the north end of the clearing, and the cemetery lies a bit further south. The church itself is no longer extant.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 4, 2011
5. The White Church Cemetery
In the south half of the clearing is the pioneer cemetery. Most of the headstones denote members of the Tucker or Kellogg families, two prominent pioneer families in the Napa Valley.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 4, 2011
6. Bothe Napa Valley State Park
Both the Reason P. Tucker and The White Church historical markers can be found in this state park, just off of State Highway 29, south of Calistoga.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,444 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 13, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 11, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
