Grahamville in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

True Vine Missionary Baptist Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 6, 2007

1. True Vine Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This church was organized in 1894 by founders Antey Graham, Beney Graham, Samuel Graham, Will Hill, and Ben Wilson, and later became a member of the Kingston lake Association. The first sanctuary, a frame building, was build about 1913 and located near what is now S.C. Hwy. 90; it was later on Boroughs Road.

Rev. Patrick Dewitt, Rev. Solomon Chestnut, Rev. A. T. Graham, and Rev. H. H. Wilson were among the earliest pastors serving True Vine Missionary Baptist Church. In 1943 the old sanctuary was moved to this site by a team of mules. the present brick sanctuary, the second serving the congregation, was built in 1971.

Erected 1999 by the congregation. (Marker Number 26-9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 33° 49.317′ N, 78° 54.367′ W. Marker is in

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Grahamville, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is on State Highway 90 west of Conway Bypass (State Highway 22), on the right when traveling west. It is between U.S. Route 501 and South Carolina 22. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Conway SC 29526, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 6, 2007

2. True Vine Missionary Baptist Church Marker

as the crow flies: Horry-Georgetown Tech (approx. 5.8 miles away); Coastal Carolina University (approx. 6.3 miles away); Morris Island Lighthouse (approx. 7.6 miles away); The Steamboat Era on the Waccamaw River (approx. 8 miles away); Waccamaw River Water Trail (approx. 8 miles away); Kingston Church (approx. 8 miles away); Old Horry County Courthouse (approx. 8.1 miles away); High Water Mark Hurricane Florence (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kingston-Conway / Robert Conway (was approx. 8.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

True Vine Missionary Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 6, 2007

3. True Vine Missionary Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,412 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.