Pierces Chapel, Texas Explained

Official Name:Pierces Chapel, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Pierces Chapel
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cherokee
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:423
Coordinates:31.8789°N -95.3761°W
Area Code:430 & 903
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1889542

Pierces Chapel (also Pierce's Chapel) is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States.

History

Pierces Chapel is on Farm to Market Road 747, 14 miles northwest of Rusk, Texas. The community was named for the Methodist church in the community which was named for Bishop George Foster Pierce of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who preached there, when he was going to the annual Texas state conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrpzq Texas State Historical Association-Pierces Chapel, Texas