Travelers Rest in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mush Creek Baptist Church

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, December 7, 2011

1. Mush Creek Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This church, established in 1882, grew out of services held by itinerant Baptist ministers in a nearby log school, encouraged by Ann Pool Neves (1809-1888) and her husband Alsey A Neves and her son W.P.Z.F. Neves (1835-1917) deeded three acres for a church. A frame sanctuary was dedicated in 1886, with Rev. J.G. Fowler as pastor.

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This church was covered in brick veneer in 1967. The cemetery, with early burials dating to the 1820's includes several generations of the Neves family, beginning with William Neves (1789- 1844) and his wife Anah Mitchell Neves (1787-1877), the first members of the family to settle in this area. Mush Creek Baptist Church was renamed Living Grace Baptist Church in 2010.

Erected 2011 by Travelers Rest Historical Society. (Marker Number 23 47.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 35° 2.815′ N, 82° 22.975′ W. Marker is in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Mush Creek Road (County Road 270). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 939 Mush Creek Rd, Travelers Rest SC 29690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s and pstate,

in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area, in the Foothills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tigerville (approx. 1.7 miles away); North Greenville Baptist Academy (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mountain View School (approx. 1.9 miles away); To the Glory of God (approx. 2.7 miles away); David Barton Home Site (approx. 3.4 miles away); William Few Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Laodicea Langston Springfield (approx. 4.7 miles away); John H. Goodwin House (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Travelers Rest.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, December 7, 2011

2. Mush Creek Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, December 7, 2011

3. Mush Creek Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, December 7, 2011

4. Mush Creek Baptist Church Marker

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5. Mush Creek Baptist Church Marker

Wm. Billy & Ahan Neves image. Click for full size.

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6. Wm. Billy & Ahan Neves

Mush Creek Cematery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, December 7, 2011

7. Mush Creek Cematery

Mush Creek Baptist Cemetry image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, November 7, 2012

8. Mush Creek Baptist Cemetry

Mush Creek Baptist Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, November 7, 2012

9. Mush Creek Baptist Cemetery

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, November 7, 2012

10. Mush Creek Baptist Cemetery

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, November 7, 2012

11. Mush Creek Baptist Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,892 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on December 7, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.