Historical MarkerPerryville Baptist Church
Winnsboro · Wood County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5499009015
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Marker Inscription
In June 1884 five neighbors gathered to organize the County Line Missionary Baptist Church of Wood County. One month later charter members W. F. Bailey, J. M. Richards, S. M. Lindsey, Mrs. L. T. Bailey, and Mrs. Martha Cartwright chose J. O. Carnes as their first pastor. Services were held in the local school building for several years, until a church building was erected. In June 1908 the church was called the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Perryville. The name became Perryville Baptist Church in 1925. Descendants of charter members remain active in the church. (1986)
About this site
Perryville Baptist Church is a historical marker in Winnsboro, Wood County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8655, -95.1582 near Winnsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Perryville (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Perryville Methodist Church, Unknown (Webster Branch near FM 2088 and 5460), and Pineview.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5499009015. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
