Big Bone Baptist Church Building (Boone County, Ky.)

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Big Bone Baptist Church Building (Boone County, Ky.)

Description

This was the earliest church in the Big Bone region. It was built in 1843 on land donated by General John Wallace and Thomas Huey. Until then most of the inhabitants of the area attended Middle Creek Baptist Church in Belleview. The first pastor was Robert Kirtley (1786-1872). The second pastor was his son James Kirtley (1822-1904).
The church has its own cemetery.
Denomination: Baptist

Has beginning

Construction Date: 1843

Years duration

1843- current

Identifier

Boone Co. GIS ID: 11036
Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory designation: BE 308

Full address

11036 Big Bone Church Road, Union, KY 41091

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Located within

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Latitude

38.92177056

Longitude

-84.74750512

Target coordinates

695272.785 m
4310507.652 m

Source

Item sets

Big Bone Baptist Church Building, circa 1900

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