Mobeetie in Wheeler County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mobeetie First Baptist Church

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2016

1. Mobeetie First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Soon after Wheeler County was organized in 1879, a Union church was formed at Old Mobeetie (2 mi S). On April 2, 1894, the 13 Baptist members of the fellowship organized this church. Services were held in public buildings until 1919, when a sanctuary was built. After, the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railroad bypassed Old Mobeetie, the town declined, and the church building was moved here in 1942. Through its heritage of service to two communities, Old and New Mobeetie, the church has played a major role in the development of the surrounding area.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3427.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1894.

Location. 35° 32.107′ N, 100° 26.402′ W. Marker is in Mobeetie, Texas, in Wheeler County. It is on East Second Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 East Second Street, Mobeetie TX 79061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mobeetie Post Office (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mobeetie United Methodist Church (about 700 feet away); Mobeetie (approx. 1.2 miles away);

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Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of Fort Elliott (approx. 1½ miles away); Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Elliott (approx. 1½ miles away); Captain G. W. Arrington (approx. 1.7 miles away); Frank Willis, Sr. (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobeetie.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2016

2. Mobeetie First Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.