Near Wakefield in Clay County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

St. John's Episcopal Church

The Little Church on the Prairie

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

1. St. John's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription.

This was the original site
of the
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Founded in 1874
Founding members are listed on
the stone cross in the cemetery

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 39° 13.154′ N, 97° 4.435′ W. Marker is near Wakefield, Kansas, in Clay County. It is on 839th Road south of 7th Road (Kansas Highway 82), on the right when traveling south. Marker is adjacent to St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, about three miles west of Wakefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wakefield KS 67487, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Founders of St. John's Parish in 1874 (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Better Homes & Gardens' Highest Community Honor (approx. 11.1 miles away); Clay Center Municipal Band Shell (approx. 11.1 miles away); M60 Tank (approx. 11.1 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 11.2 miles away); Clay County Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.2 miles away).

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St. John's Episcopal Church Marker and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

2. St. John's Episcopal Church Marker and Cemetery

St. John's Episcopal Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

3. St. John's Episcopal Cemetery

St. John's Episcopal Church Glebe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

4. St. John's Episcopal Church Glebe

15 acres immediately east of the cemetery. The only remaining glebe west of the Mississippi River

Sts. John and George Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

5. Sts. John and George Episcopal Church

At 5th & Birch Streets in Wakefield

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on February 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.