Pierces Chapel, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
31°52′44″N 95°22′34″W / 31.87889°N 95.37611°W / 31.87889; -95.37611CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyCherokeeElevation
423 ft (129 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)430 & 903GNIS feature ID1889542[1]

Pierces Chapel (also Pierce's Chapel) is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States.[1]

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.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Pierces Chapel, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Texas State Historical Association-Pierces Chapel, Texas
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