Sherman Ave. Project Area in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

First Church In Greene County

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2011

1. First Church In Greene County Marker

Inscription.
585 feet southwest first church, Methodist Episcopal, in southwest Missouri was located in 1833. Size 18 x 20 feet, built of logs, puncheon floor and seats. Cost 18 dollars. Rev. Jas. H. Slavens, M.D., first pastor over White River and St. Francis Districts, 100 by 200 miles in extent.

Erected 1921 by University Club, Springfield Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal Churches South. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 37° 13.344′ N, 93° 16.534′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is in the Sherman Ave. Project Area. It is on National Avenue near Calhoun Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the entrance to Silver Springs Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1119 North National Avenue, Springfield MO 65802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Silver Springs Park (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln School (approx. half a mile away); Bentley House (approx. half a mile away); Indian Mounds (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tau Eta Gamma (local)

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Fairbanks Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil War Entrenchments (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Fairbanks Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Also see . . . First Church in Greene County. Springfield-Greene County Library District website entry (Submitted on June 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Reverse Side Of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. Blakelylaw, July 5, 2012

2. Reverse Side Of Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2011

3. First Church In Greene County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 18, 2013, by M. Blakelylaw of Southeast, Oklahoma. 3. submitted on June 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.