Gum Spring Presbyterian Church

Named for nearby spring with gum log curb; organized Oct. 7, 1850, by the Rev. J. M. Becton. The 1850 roll: Mr. and Mrs. Meshack Barber, S. S. Barnett, Mrs. T. C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sloan, Nancy Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Templeton. Log church of 1849 burned on Dec. 31, 1857; present structure, built in 1858, housed Danville Masonic Lodge No. 101 and (1858-73) Danville Masonic Female Academy, the parent institution of Lon Morris College. Moving in 1874, congregation became the First Presbyterian Church of Kilgore.

Gum Spring Presbyterian Church is a historical marker in Kilgore, Gregg County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.4019, -94.8288 near Kilgore. The nearest cataloged historic site is Danville (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Utzman, Kilgore, and Kilgore High School.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183009963. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.