Details for Zion Hill Baptist Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5093005956
Data
| Marker Number | 5956 |
| Atlas Number | 5093005956 |
| Marker Title | Zion Hill Baptist Church |
| Index Entry | Zion Hill Baptist Church |
| Address | |
| City | Comanche vicinity |
| County | Comanche |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 541482 |
| UTM Northing | 3537413 |
| Subject Codes | Baptist denomination; eccesiastical buildings; churches |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 5.75 miles north of Comanche on SH 16, then 0.1 mile east to church, in the Van Dyke community |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Second oldest Missionary Baptist church in county. Organized by C. S. Fritts, J. M. Lumpkin, Dennis O'Brian, Sarah Fritts, Jane O'Brian, Sarah Lumpkin, Stacy Martin and Mary E. Hardin, August 2, 1873, at Zion Hill Cemetery (1/2 mi. W.). First frame building was erected at that site. Delegates from area's various Baptist churches met here in 1875 to form county's first Baptist Association. Church moved to this site, 1912. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 |