Franklin Township near Pennsylvania Furnace in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Spruce Creek Church

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

1. Spruce Creek Church Marker

Inscription. Present church built in 1858 by a Presbyterian congregation organized in 1798. Their first house of worship, a log church built in 1805, was within old Graysville Cemetery, on the hilltop opposite.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 40° 41.46′ N, 78° 1.72′ W. Marker is near Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County. It is in Franklin Township. It is on Spruce Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2620 Spruce Creek Rd, Pennsylvania Furnace PA 16865, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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 Haudenosaunee

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(Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pennsylvania Furnace (approx. 1.7 miles away); Port Matilda Cemetery (approx. 7.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); Juniata Iron (approx. 9.3 miles away); Walter L. Maine Circus Train Wreck (approx. 9.4 miles away); Scotia (approx. 9.7 miles away); a different marker also named Juniata Iron (approx. 10 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

2. Spruce Creek Church Marker

Spruce Creek Church-Front view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

3. Spruce Creek Church-Front view

Spruce Creek Church-sign at entrance to the parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

4. Spruce Creek Church-sign at entrance to the parking lot

Graysville Cemetery-wall at the top of the hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

5. Graysville Cemetery-wall at the top of the hill

Photo taken on the church's parking lot.

Spruce Creek Church Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 11, 2016

6. Spruce Creek Church Plaque

Upper Spruce Creek
Presbyterian Church
In the Current of God's Love
Individuals and families from the Spruce Creek Valley and beyond have been worshipping in this building since 1858.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 808 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 6. submitted on June 15, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.