Little Muddy in Butler County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Little Muddy Community

Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 14, 2018

1. Little Muddy Community Marker (front)

Inscription.
Front
Settled ca. 1800 by Rev. War veterans Thos. Carson, John Helm, & Matthew Kuykendall who received land grants for their service. These founders of Butler County served as first county surveyor, presiding justice of county court, and first sheriff. Community has been served by water grist mill built in 1811, a mercantile business est. 1890s, & a post office from 1893-1919. Over.

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Thomas Carson donated land for a cemetery & Little Muddy Cumberland Presbyterian Church, organized in 1811 from camp meetings starting as early as 1805. Slave church members may have helped construct the brick building which served as church and Little Muddy Academy. Built in 1830, it is one of the oldest in the county. The frame church was built in 1860.
Sponsored by Little Muddy Rural Development Club

Erected 2016 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2487.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location.

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37° 7.664′ N, 86° 39.331′ W. Marker is in Little Muddy, Kentucky, in Butler County. Marker is at the intersection of Little Muddy Church Road and Bowling Green Road (U.S. 231), on the left when traveling east on Little Muddy Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Little Muddy Church Road, Morgantown KY 42261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Admiral Claude C. Bloch (approx. 4.1 miles away); Birthplace of Hines (approx. 4.1 miles away); 1912 (approx. 4.1 miles away); William S. Taylor (1853-1928) (approx. 6.9 miles away); Major Andrew Graff Hamilton (approx. 6.9 miles away); County Named, 1810 (approx. 6.9 miles away); Bishop John Monroe Moore (approx. 6.9 miles away); Maurice Hudson Thatcher (approx. 7 miles away).

Also see . . . "Little Muddy community subject of new Historical marker". Kentucky History Society website entry (Submitted on September 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Little Muddy Community Marker (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 14, 2018

2. Little Muddy Community Marker (rear)

Little Muddy Community Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 14, 2018

3. Little Muddy Community Marker

Little Muddy Cumberland Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020

4. Little Muddy Cumberland Presbyterian Church

This sanctuary was built in 1860.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on November 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.