Big Bone Baptist Church Building (Boone County, Ky.)
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Title
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
Parent division/institution
Political division
Located within
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Latitude
38.92177056
Longitude
-84.74750512
Target coordinates
695272.785 m
4310507.652 m
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