Historical Marker
Boone's Creek Baptist Church
Historical marker location:
Athens, Kentucky
( KY 1973 [Cleveland Rd.], Athens)
Organized November 1785, by Elders John Taylor and John Tanner with 18 original members. Church part of Elkhorn Assn.; in 1823 joined Boone's Creek Assn. Sunday School organized ca. 1866. Present church is on same land as the first log church of 1785. Prominent among the founders were Daniel Boone's brother Samuel with wife Sarah. Presented by Boone's Creek Baptist Church.