Near Bastrop in Bastrop County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Photographed by Richard Denney, April 21, 2015

1. Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. According to local tradition this site was used by area slaves for gathering purposes. Silvie Story, William Hill, Martha Young, Paulie Johnson, Grant McBride, and Martha J. Hill organized this church in 1864 with the help of the Rev. Joshua Brice. Early baptisms took place in the Colorado River. By 1900 the congregation consisted of about 20 members. The C. M. Rogers family deeded 9 acres to the church in the early 1900s. An educational facility was built in 1976 and a new sanctuary in 1988. The congregation continues to provide worship and educational services for the community.

Erected 1995 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9235.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 30° 11.308′ N, 97° 25.292′ W. Marker is near Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is on Farm to Market Road 969 0.4 miles north of Farm to Market Road 61, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1430 FM 969, Bastrop TX 78602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 Republic of Texas,

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: Wilbarger's Bend (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bluff Trail Overlook

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Site of the Home of Col. Robert M. Coleman (approx. 3.6 miles away); George Self (approx. 5 miles away); Joseph J. Manor Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away); David Crawford Edmiston (approx. 5 miles away); James Euwin Edmiston (approx. 5 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bastrop.

Photographed by Richard Denney, April 21, 2015

2. Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 8, 2025

3. Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2015, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 985 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2015, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 3. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.