Wentworth in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wentworth Methodist Church
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
1. Wentworth Methodist Church Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1859
Erected by US Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 36° 24.066′ N, 79° 46.643′ W. Marker is in Wentworth, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 65 and Hearthstone Trail, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 65. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wentworth NC 27375, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Wentworth Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Wentworth and the War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wright Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Glenn T. Settle (approx. 3 miles away); Thomas Settle, Jr. (approx. 3.1 miles away); Stephen A. Douglas (approx. 4.6 miles away); Lower Saura Town (approx. 5.1 miles away); Dan River (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wentworth.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
2. Wentworth Methodist Church Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
3. Wentworth Methodist Church
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
4. Wentworth Methodist Church
Built in 1859, the Wentworth Methodist Church is the last antebellum Methodist church building in Rockingham County.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
5. Graves at the Wentworth Methodist Church
The Wentworth Church cemetery contains the graves of many Civil War veterans.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
