Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, August 26, 2007

1. Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Organized 1869. Original building ¼ mile West. Rev. Thomas Benton Wood, first pastor. Land Given by Martha Kidd Vaughn, lumber by A.P. Presley.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 33° 37.37′ N, 88° 18.88′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 12 and Woodlawn Road on State Highway 12. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus MS 39705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church and Vaughn’s Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Unity Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Piney Grove United Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Rural Hill School (approx. 6.6 miles away); Waverley (approx. 8 miles away); William Barksdale (approx. 9.1 miles away); Lee High School (approx. 9½ miles away); Adam Tonquin Stovall (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

2. Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,438 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. 2. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.