First Baptist Church of Canton

First organized church in city. Founded under leadership of the Rev. J. B. McDaniel, first pastor, Sept. 21, 1871. Charter members: Francis M. and Sue L. Hobbs; Mary King; Montgomery W. and Nancy Knox; Melissa J. and Silphia McCarthy; Elizabeth, Francis, Robert, and Robert McClellen, Jr.; Allen W. and Martha Riley; Susan Wages; Martha Jane Willis. F. M. Hobbs was first clerk; W. M. Knox, D.L. Riley, W. N. Hale, early deacons. Sunday School was started 1885. A purchased school building at this site was first church; another was built 1906; present plant was completed in 1959. (1971)

First Baptist Church of Canton is a historical marker in Canton, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1971. 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 32.5553, -95.8655 near Canton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Van Zandt County Courthouse (courthouse), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include John H. Reagan, First United Methodist Church of Canton, and Canton Herald.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011403. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.