Coryell Baptist Church

County's First Baptist Church. Organized, June 1885, by Elders John Clabaugh and S. G. O'Bryan. Charter members were Green and Adaline Franks; Rebecca Gibson; J. G. and Sarah Ann Green; Naomi Hall; Martha Hicks; Catherine and Jesse James; Jesse and Margaret Lee; James, Jane Margaret and Minerva McIlhaney. Congregation met for 30 years in homes and schoolhouse; in 1885, erected this building. Site was donated by Green Franks and Hall. The historic church building was dismantled in 1982,and the lumber was used to repair the tabernacle.

Coryell Baptist Church is a historical marker in Oglesby, Coryell County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Coryell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 120 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4801, -97.5481 near Oglesby. The nearest cataloged historic site is Coryell Church (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Moore, John Creed, Osage Cemetery, and First Methodist Church of Oglesby.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5099001060. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.