Fancy Farm in Graves County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
St. Jerome Sesquicentennial
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Elisha John Durbin, 1800-1887
Photographed by Ken Smith, February 5, 2012
1. St. Jerome Sesquicentennial Marker
St. Jerome Sesquicentennial
Site of first St. Jerome, completed 1836 by the Rev. Elisha Durbin; first Catholic Church in the Jackson Purchase. Second church dedicated, 1858; present church in 1893. St. Jerome settlers were mainly descendants of Maryland Catholics from Washington Co., Ky. Missions: St. Charles in Carlisle Co., 1891; St. Denis in Hickman Co., 1913.
Presented by St. Jerome Parish
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Elisha John Durbin, 1800-1887
A missionary for over 50 years, Father Durbin aided in building ten Catholic Churches, including St. Jerome. Born 1800, Madison Co.; ordained 1822; given pastoral care of Catholic population of western and southwestern Ky. (now Owensboro Diocese) in 1824. Headquarters at Sacred Heart in Union County. Buried in St. Louis Cem., Louisville, Ky.
Presented by St. Jerome Parish
Erected 1986 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1785.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 36° 47.975′
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, and specifically in the Upper South. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fancy Farm / Centennial Picnic, Aug. 2, 1980 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barkley's Birthplace (approx. 2.2 miles away); Wooldridge Monuments (approx. 9.2 miles away); Two Successful Raids (approx. 9.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 9.3 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 9½ miles away); County Named, 1823 (approx. 9½ miles away); Colonel Herschel H. Green (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fancy Farm.
Photographed by Ken Smith, February 5, 2012
2. Elisha John Durbin Marker
Photographed by Ken Smith, February 5, 2012
3. St. Jerome Sesquicentennial Marker
Photographed by Ken Smith, February 5, 2012
4. Elisha John Durbin Marker
Photographed by Ken Smith, February 5, 2012
5. St. Jerome Catholic Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,021 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 6, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
