First Presbyterians Church of Mexia

Cumberland Presbyterians began this church in Old Springfield (12 mi. SW) early in 1917. After Houston & Texas Central Railroad started the town of Mexia later in 1871, the congregation moved here. It erected a meetinghouse in 1878, and this prairie Gothic edifice in 1898. A Presbyterian church in the U.S.A. (Northern) congregation joined the Cumberlands in 1905. Southern Presbyterians of Mexia (organized in 1876) came into the merger in 1942. Elements from the southern church, such as some windows and the bell, now are in the remodeled 1898 edifice. 1977

First Presbyterians Church of Mexia is a historical marker in Mexia, Limestone County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 67 historical markers documented in Limestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 187 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6861, -96.5010 near Mexia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas State Teachers Association (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hancock Cemetery, Cedar Hill Burial Park, and Site of Dunbar High School.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5293001844. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.