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Near Centreville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Midway Methodist Church

 
 
Midway Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2016
1. Midway Methodist Church Marker
Inscription. Nearby is the site of the original log cabin church established in 1811 by Matthew Bowman. Wm. Winans, circuit rider and leader in Miss. Methodism served as pastor, and in 1815, married Martha DuBose.
 
Erected 1981 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
 
Location. 31° 4.317′ N, 91° 4.479′ W. Marker is near Centreville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is on State Highway 33 0.3 miles north of Thomas Lane, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centreville MS 39631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Van Dorn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anne Moody (approx. 1.3 miles away); Centreville (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Anne Moody (approx. 4.6 miles away); Bethany Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Gloster (approx. 9.6 miles away); Rosemont (approx. 12 miles away).
 
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Midway Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2016
2. Midway Methodist Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2016. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 9, 2026