Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church

The Oak Hill Baptist Church, the first Baptist congregation in this area, was organized about 1870. Early services were held in a one-room log school house near this site. On Nov. 12, 1884, Mrs. Carrie V. Johnson donated two and one-third acres to the church, and soon thereafter, a frame structure was built by a carpenter named Hardin. The name was changed to Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church about 1900 to reflect the evangelical persuasion of the congregation. The present church sanctuary was erected in 1948.

Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Upshur County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8201, -94.9934 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bettie Methodist Church (historical marker), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brumley Crossroads Cemetery, Enon Cemetery, and Enon Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011332. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.