Historical Marker

Clearfork Baptist Church

Lockhart · Caldwell County · Dedicated 1973 · THC Atlas #5507014695

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Marker Inscription

Oldest church in Caldwell County. Organized in 1848, with J. Isaac, pastor. Building erected in 1850; hand-hewn oak frame was morticed with pegs; lumber hauled from Port Lavaca. Land for church and adjoining cemetery was donated in 1857 by John H. Hargis and Thomas L. Burkhead. (1973)

About this site

Clearfork Baptist Church is a historical marker in Lockhart, Caldwell County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Caldwell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7813, -97.5952 near Lockhart. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clear Fork Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clearfork Baptist Cemetery, Dickerson Cemetery, and Blackwell-Rector Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014695. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.7813, -97.5952 · Lockhart, Caldwell County
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