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Building erected 1890 for a congregation organized 1854 at site on Salado Creek. Circuit riders serving congregation included the Rev. J.E. Ferguson, father of a Texas governor. Building committee for this church: J.L. Bailey, W.H. Cawthon, J.M. Porter. Charlie Bailey and Wallie Harkey drove wagons to haul the lumber from Austin, about 50 miles to the south. Original members' families still worship here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969
Salado Methodist Church is a historical marker in Salado, Bell County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9414, -97.5289 near Salado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Salado United Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Major A.J. Rose House, Major Archibald Johnson Rose, and George Washington Baines House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027004494. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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