Marker Inscription
This church grew from services led by a Canton Methodist circuit rider in the late 1870s. The first sanctuary (1 blk. W) was built on land deeded in 1879 by the Texas & Pacific Railroad. Early church buildings were shared with the public school. In 1923 a chapel under construction at this site collapsed, but was rebuilt. With completion of new facilities in 1953, the congregational name was changed, recognizing a gift from Ned Cheatham in memory of his wife Dale (Slaughter). A noted church fund raising program, the "Edgewood Plan", was started here by the Rev. C. W. Lokey. (1981)
About this site
Cheatham Memorial United Methodist Church is a historical marker in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.6973, -95.8858 near Edgewood. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bennett Joseph Carter Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Humphries, William H., Home, First Baptist Church of Edgewood, and Heritage Park Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011386. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
