Hazard in Perry County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Mountain Missionary

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 16, 2014

1. Mountain Missionary Marker

Inscription. Rev. Asbel S. Petrey, born 1866, Whitley County, Ky. Ordained, 1891. Came here 1897, organized First Missionary Baptist Church of Hazard, 1898. Founder, 1902, and President of Hazard Baptist Institute, a public school since 1941. He organized 12 churches in area. Pastor of Petrey Memorial Baptist Church, 1922-40. Filled other pulpits until death, 1953.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 703.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 37° 15.336′ N, 83° 11.652′ W. Marker is in Hazard, Kentucky, in Perry County. It is on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hazard KY 41701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Perry County, 1821 (approx. half a mile away); Founder of Hazard (approx. half a mile away); Uncle Ira (approx. 4.7 miles away); Cordia School (approx. 5 miles away); Battle of Leatherwood (approx. 11 miles away); Salt Works

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(approx. 11 miles away); Mothers and Babies (approx. 11.8 miles away); Leslie County (approx. 11.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hazard.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 16, 2014

2. Mountain Missionary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.