Historical MarkerSoules Chapel Methodist Church
Gilmer · Upshur County · Dedicated 1977 · THC Atlas #5459011344
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Marker Inscription
The Rev. Joshua Soule (1781-1867), original bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, visited East Texas in 1846. Worshiping in a log cabin across the road from this site as early as the 1850s, settlers gave his name to their church. The cemetery here was in use by 1856. L. E. Harkey and M. T. L. Williams on Dec. 21, 1871, deeded to Soules Chapel trustees James Bryce, Oran Hinson, Peter Hogan and Nathan H. Morris about six acres of land at this site. The present sanctuary was built after a destructive fire in 1977.
About this site
Soules Chapel Methodist Church is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County, dedicated in 1977. 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 32.8298, -95.0734 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Soules Chapel Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Simpsonville Cemetery, Grice Cemetery, and Loftis Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011344. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
