Marker Inscription
This church was established in 1871 following Episcopal missionary efforts which began in the Corsicana area in the 1850s. Started as a mission, St. John's was organized under the leadership of the Rev. Virginius Gee. In 1874 the first church building was constructed at this site on property donated by E. J. and W. S. Simkins. The parish was formally organized two years later. An Episcopal school, the first in the Dallas Diocese, operated here during the 1940s. Actively involved in the area, the parish also sponsors St. Alban's Mission in Hubbard (27 mi. SW).
About this site
Saint John's Episcopal Church is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0932, -96.4731 near Corsicana. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tatum Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lemon-Edens House, Pace, Stephen Augustus, and Senator James H. Woods Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349011632. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
