Rural Hall in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Nazareth Church

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

1. Nazareth Church Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lutheran. Begun about 1778 by German settlers. Formerly called "Old Dutch Meeting House." Present building, 1878.

Erected 1959 by NC Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number J-51.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 36° 14.231′ N, 80° 18.089′ W. Marker is in Rural Hall, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. Marker is at the intersection of Bethania Rural Hall Road and Tobaccoville Road, on the left when traveling north on Bethania Rural Hall Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rural Hall NC 27045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bethania Freedman's Community (approx. 2.7 miles away); 1792 Road Between Bethabara and Germanton (approx. 3½ miles away); Samuel and Sarah Stauber Farm (approx. 3.7 miles away); Log Home Of Hohanna Jacob And Anna Catherine (Volck) Spaenhauer

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(approx. 4 miles away); Cedar Grove School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Memorial Industrial School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Benjamin Forsyth (approx. 4.2 miles away); Great Wagon Road (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rural Hall.

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

2. Nazareth Church Marker

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

3. Nazareth Church Marker

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

4. Nazareth Church Marker

church in right of frame

Nazareth Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

5. Nazareth Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 738 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.