Marker Inscription
After pioneers of Upland (12 miles N.) resettled here in 1912 on Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway, they held religious services in the railroad depot, then acquired a non-denominational church site on this corner. Ira G. Yates, later an oil baron, headed building fund donors' list. George E. Blanton, a Baptist; Dr. J. H. Johnson, Church of Christ; and H. H. Russell, Methodist, were trustees. The "Rankin Union Church" building, finished in 1915, housed local school two years. It was county's only church until the late 1920s. This site was sold to the Methodists in 1939.
About this site
First Church in Upton County is a historical marker in Rankin, Upton County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Upton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2256, -101.9433 near Rankin. The nearest cataloged historic site is First State Bank of Texas (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Upton County Courthouse, Upton, John C. and W.F., and Elliott Ranch.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5461004785. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
