| Marker Number |
6917 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006917 |
| Marker Title |
Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery |
| Address |
|
| City |
Alto |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
299479 |
| UTM Northing |
3505180 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
FM 752, 3 miles northwest of Alto |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The burial of a child, James W. Rozelle, was allowed on this wooded rise in 1850 by land owners Edwin and Martha Harry. In 1854 the Harrys allotted one acre at this site for a Methodist church, called Shiloh after the popular biblical place name. The original trustees were David Byrd, Edwin Harry, Daniel Henderson, Jesse Hill, and Thomas Singletary, all buried here. The congregation first met in a log building until a frame structure was erected in 1870. In 1912 church members built the present sanctuary on the first site. The church was active until 1954. |
