Waynesboro in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

First United Methodist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

1. First United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The First United Methodist Church of Waynesboro was established in 1858 by John C. Patton as a Methodist Protestant Church. Their first sanctuary, a two-story wood frame building shared with a local Masonic Lodge, was built the same year. The church became a part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1860.

Erected 2012 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 31° 40.338′ N, 88° 38.868′ W. Marker is in Waynesboro, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Turner Street (State Highway 63) and Wayne Street, on the right when traveling south on Turner Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Turner Street, Waynesboro MS 39367, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi and in the Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wayne County War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Wayne County Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Auto Bank

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(approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Philadelphus Church (approx. half a mile away); Lettie Bryant and Leo Turner (approx. 0.7 miles away); Clinch Gray (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.

First United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

2. First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church & marker area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

3. First United Methodist Church & marker area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.