Marker Inscription
Organized 1841 in the home of John and Mary Richardson. Nancy Laird, James and John Richardson, and Elders Levi A. Durham, Edward Parsons, and Josiah Wheat acted as Presbytery. Charter members: Elijah Allen, Mary Bolin, Martha Crockett, Jeremiah Day, Hilliard and Sarah Durdin, Olive Hart, Joseph and Nancy Laird; Benjamin, Eliza, James, John, Mary (1), Mary (2), Rebecca and Robert Richardson. Services have been held here regularly since first house of worship (made of logs) was built at this site in 1842. Antioch Cemetery was established 1850. (1972)
About this site
Antioch Primitive Baptist Church is a historical marker in Buna, Jasper County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Jasper County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 96 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4788, -94.0034 near Buna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Antioch (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bessmay Cemetery, #1 ??, Bessmay Cemetery AA, and Buna (destroyed; at fire station).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5241010432. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
