Eagle Springs Baptist Church

This congregation grew from an early Coryell County fellowship known as the Church of Onion Creek. Worshippers met in a log building until it burned in 1854. In 1858 this site was acquired for a new church building. In the same year, the Rev. John McLain, a Baptist Missionary, organized the Eagle Springs Baptist Church from the earlier congregation. Charter members inclded J. H. and Nancy Estep; Evan A. and Tabitha Culpepper; Wyatt, Naomi and Serepha Hall; F. M. Elmira, and Mary Grimes; Daniel Jones; and C. S. and Zura Strickland. By 1880 Eagle Springs was a thriving community with two grocery stores, two doctors' offices, a post office, and a school. The congregation grew also, with many baptisms being held in the Leon River. During the first decades of the twentieth century, families began moving away form Eagle Springs. The community school was closed in 1935, and in 1948 members of Eagle Springs Baptist Curch voted to disband. The church building was retained, however, for reunions and occasional services. It is one of the few remaining structures in the Eagle Springs Community.

Eagle Springs Baptist Church is a historical marker in Oglesby, Coryell County, dedicated in 1984. 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 31.3529, -97.4772 near Oglesby. The nearest cataloged historic site is Eagle Springs (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Station Creek Cemetery, Unknown #4, and Mother Neff State Park.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5099001329. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.