Pisgah in Tazewell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Pisgah United Methodist Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

1. Pisgah United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The Reverend John Kobler preached the first sermon by a Methodist in Tazewell County here in 1793 and received eleven members into the church. The church building, constructed on a parcel of land donated by Thomas Peery, was the first church of any denomination in the county. The construction of the Clinch Valley Railroad in 1889 necessitated the relocation of the church to its present site. Pisgah is the mother church of numerous Methodist and later United Methodist congregations and ministers.

Erected 1989 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number X-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the United Methodist Church Historic Sites, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 37° 7.258′ N, 81° 34.418′ W. Marker is in Pisgah, Virginia, in Tazewell County. It is at the intersection of Trail of the Lonesome Pine (U.S. 460) and Frog Level Road (Business U.S. 19), on the right when traveling west on Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tazewell VA 24651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Fincastle Turnpike (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Big Crab Orchard or Witten’s Fort (about 500 feet away); Indian-Settler Conflicts (approx. 1.8 miles away); Roark’s Gap Incident (approx. 2.7 miles away); Tazewell (approx. 2.7 miles away); The James Wynn House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1392 (approx. 4.3 miles away); William Wynne’s Fort (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Big Crab Orchard Or Witten’s Fort (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

2. Pisgah United Methodist Church Marker

The red building in the distance on the left is the Crab Orchard Museum.

Pisgah Church – 1793 – United Methodist image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

3. Pisgah Church – 1793 – United Methodist

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

4. Pisgah Church – 1793 – United Methodist

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,411 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.