Near Seymour in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Eusebia Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 27, 2017

1. Eusebia Church Marker

Inscription. Early settlers coming down the Great War & Trading Path in 1784-85 camped here; it was the scene of their first death and burial. In 1786 the Rev. Archibald Scott of Virginia organized a Presbyterian congregation in the area; the church was built near where the cemetery had been started.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 19.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 35° 49.928′ N, 83° 47.901′ W. Marker is near Seymour, Tennessee, in Blount County. It is at the intersection of Highway 411 and Burnett Station Road, on the right when traveling south on Highway 411. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1701 Burnett Station Road, Seymour TN 37865, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee,

in the Great Smoky Mountains,

and in Greater Knoxville.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McTeer's Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Campbell Family Massacre (approx. half a mile away); Site of Fort McTeer (approx. 1½ miles away); The Bethlehem Methodist Church

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Historic Bethlehem Church and Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Newell's Station (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Great Indian War Trail (approx. 3.7 miles away); Knox County / Sevier County (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seymour.

Eusesbia Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, June 3, 2007

2. Eusesbia Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 27, 2017

3. Eusebia Church Marker

Eusesbia Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, June 3, 2007

4. Eusesbia Presbyterian Church

Eusesbia Presbyterian Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, June 3, 2007

5. Eusesbia Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Photographed by Karen Key, June 3, 2007

6. Eusesbia Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 3,526 times since then and 92 times this year. Last updated on March 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on August 28, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on July 16, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 3. submitted on August 28, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 16, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.