Organized 1884, in Lone Star; moved to Tioga, 1893. Present church built, 1948. T. N. Cutler, first pastor. Sam Rayburn, Speaker, U. S. House of Representatives was baptized here 1956, by H. G. Ball, Elder. Ball conducted Rayburn's funeral in . . . — — Map (db m237996) HM
In November 1881 settlers established the community of Tioga on the eastern edge of the East Cross Timbers, and it incorporated as a city in 1906. For the first decades of Tioga's history, residents buried their loved ones on private land in family . . . — — Map (db m239169) HM
Services began in homes of the Shiloh community, two miles to the east of here. In 1887, the worshipers organized the Shiloh Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mr. Allen as pastor. After Tioga was founded, the congregation moved here and erected . . . — — Map (db m237997) HM