| Marker Number |
8272 |
| Atlas Number |
5349008272 |
| Marker Title |
Bazette Baptist Church and Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Bazette Baptist Church & Cemetery |
| Address |
11009 NE CR 3090 |
| City |
Bazette |
| County |
Navarro |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
758095 |
| UTM Northing |
3563717 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Kerens, take FM 636 about 5 miles NW to CR NE 3140, go E about 0.4 miles to CR NE 3090, go S to church and cemetery on E side of road
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The early farming settlement of Bazette, named for a Baptist preacher, developed before the Civil War. In 1881, postmaster and store owner William Ellison (1840-1906) deeded land at this site for the community's Baptist church. First known as Liberty Missionary Baptist Church, the congregation may have formed as early as the 1860s. In 1890, the deacons purchased adjoining land from J. L. Jennings for the establishment of a cemetery. The oldest marked grave is that of Jhonnie Hiett (1881-1891). The church and cemetery serve as reminders of the area's early history. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |
