Near Hollow Rock in Carroll County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hollowrock Church

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

1. Hollowrock Church Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1822, this Primitive Baptist Church has been in constant use. It holds an annual foot-washing ceremony the first Sunday in May, which is attended by communicants and witnesses from many parts of this and neighboring states.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 36° 2.32′ N, 88° 14.975′ W. Marker is near Hollow Rock, Tennessee, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of West Broad Street (U.S. 70) and Bayless Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bruceton TN 38317, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American 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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alexis de Tocqueville At Sandy Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); One of Country Music's Darkest Days (approx. 5.2 miles away); "Tranquility" (approx. 7.9 miles away); Irish CSA Soldiers (approx. 7.9 miles away); David Benton (approx. 8.6 miles

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away); Senator Mildred Jolly Lashlee (approx. 8.6 miles away); Mary Cordelia Beasley-Hudson (approx. 8.6 miles away); Thomas Clark Rye (approx. 8.7 miles away).

Hollow Rock Church Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

2. Hollow Rock Church Sign

Hollow Rock Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

3. Hollow Rock Church

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 4, 2025

4. Hollowrock Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,280 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 4. submitted on July 10, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.