Estill in Hampton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lawtonville Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
1. Lawtonville Church Marker
This Baptist Church, constituted in March 1775, was first situated on Pipe Creek in upper St. Peter's Parish near the Savannah River. Prior to 1836 it was moved to Lawtonville, where its building was used as a hospital by Union Forces in 1865. Pipe Creek Church became Lawtonville Church in 1884. The church moved here in 1911 when the present building was erected.
Erected 1975 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by The Board of Deacons of Lawtonville Baptist Church. (Marker Number 25-4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1775.
Location. 32° 45.302′ N, 81° 14.298′ W. Marker is in Estill, South Carolina, in Hampton County. It is at the intersection of Fourth Street and Lawton Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Fourth Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Estill SC 29918, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Estill Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lucile Ellerbe Godbold (approx. 0.2 miles away); Estill Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Morrison Academy (approx.
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another Lawtonville Church marker, near the church's earlier location.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 5, 2009
2. Lawtonville Church Marker
At the corner of Fourth St.and Lawton Ave. in Estill
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 5, 2009
3. Lawtonville Church Front Door
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
4. Lawtonville Church, west wall
Baptist Church
Organized 1775
Building Erected
By
George Bender
Clarke
1911
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
5. Lawtonville Church , looks like the Hebrew Star of David on the east wall
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,641 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on August 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
