Scurry in Kaufman County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Cottonwood Baptist Church

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, July 10, 2016

1. Cottonwood Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Rev. A.M.K. Sowell served as the first pastor for this congregation, organized in 1880. Worship services were held in a log building constructed on land donated for community use by C.L. Tippett and J.W. Swayze. Members shared the facility with other area congregations and the Cottonwood School. The church moved with the school when a new structure was completed in 1903. The present sanctuary, built in 1916, is also located on property deeded by Tippett. Homecoming activities, which were begun in 1936, are held here each June.

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8502.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 32° 27.304′ N, 96° 23.628′ W. Marker is in Scurry, Texas, in Kaufman County. It can be reached from County Route 4084 1.1 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2451, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8430 County Road 4084, Scurry TX 75158, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cottonwood Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Rosser Depot (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church

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(approx. 4½ miles away); Kaufman Lodge No. 726, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pyle Prairie Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Kaufman County Indigent Cemetery (approx. 8.7 miles away); Kaufman County Poor Farm (approx. 8.9 miles away); Kemp (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scurry.

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Photographed by Rheba Bybee, July 10, 2016

2. Cottonwood Baptist Church

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, July 10, 2016

3. Cottonwood Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.