Details for Leesville Baptist Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5177003066
Data
| Marker Number | 3066 |
| Atlas Number | 5177003066 |
| Marker Title | Leesville Baptist Church |
| Index Entry | Leesville Baptist Church |
| Address | 6055 FM 1682 |
| City | Leesville |
| County | Gonzales |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 622640 |
| UTM Northing | 3253764 |
| Subject Codes | Baptist denomination; eccesiastical buildings; churches |
| Marker Year | 1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | FM 1682, 3/4 mile E of SH 80 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | The first meeting place of this congregation, organized in 1875, was destroyed by a storm in 1886. The membership then moved across O'Neal Creek to this site, purchased from pioneer settler N. H. Guinn, and erected this simple frame church in 1887-88. The steeple which once topped the building was removed in 1924. After a disastrous flood in 1936, Leesville was relocated along the state highway (3/4 mi. W). This church is one of the structures that mark the old townsite. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976. |