| Marker Number |
9986 |
| Atlas Number |
5183009986 |
| Marker Title |
Peatown Christian Church |
| Index Entry |
Peatown Christian Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Longview |
| County |
Gregg |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
335088 |
| UTM Northing |
3584631 |
| Subject Codes |
Christian (Disciples of Christ) denominations; churches |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
take IH-20 west for 10 mi., then 4 mi. south on FM 2011 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
This church traces its history to a Disciples of Christ congregation (Christian Union Church) organized near Camden in 1852. When that church disbanded during the early 1870s, its members formed new congregations in other places. The Peatown Christian Church was organized in 1871 with twelve charter members. It drew families from the ante bellum settlement of Edwardsville, commonly known as Peatown, and neighboring rural communities. Its members worshiped in the old Christian Union Church building for over 50 years and held baptisms in the nearby spring. |
