Catfish Creek Baptist Church Explained

Catfish Creek Baptist Church
Location:5 miles northwest of Latta at the junction of County Roads 1741 and 1763, near Latta, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.3653°N -79.4933°W
Built:1883
Added:January 17, 1975
Refnum:75001697

Catfish Creek Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church located near Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a pine structure measuring 60 feet long and 40 feet wide. The front façade features brick steps and brick pedimented portico with four supporting columns added in 1970. It is the oldest church congregation in Dillon County, dating to 1802.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catfish Creek Baptist Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 29, 1974 . 23 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Catfish Creek Baptist Church, Dillon County (jct. of S.C. Sec. Rds. 1741 & 1763, Latta vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 24 June 2012.