Historical MarkerLeesville Baptist Church
Leesville · Gonzales County · Dedicated 1976 · THC Atlas #5177003066
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Marker Inscription
The first meeting place of this congregation, organized in 1875, was destroyed by a storm in 1886. The membership then moved across O'Neal Creek to this site, purchased from pioneer settler N. H. Guinn, and erected this simple frame church in 1887-88. The steeple which once topped the building was removed in 1924. After a disastrous flood in 1936, Leesville was relocated along the state highway (3/4 mi. W). This church is one of the structures that mark the old townsite. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976.
About this site
Leesville Baptist Church is a historical marker in Leesville, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 186 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4088, -97.7360 near Leesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Leesville School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Leesville Schoolhouse, Leesville, and Oneill.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177003066. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
