Clear Fork Baptist Church
Posted by: ggmorton
N 36° 40.502 W 085° 07.562
16S E 667454 N 4060459
A marker in Albany about an old church.
Waymark Code: WM2634
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2007
Views: 58
Isaac Denton, Sr., first preacher in region, 1798. He founded the Stockton Valley Church, 1801, and constituted Clear Fork Baptist Church, April 1, 1802; founded Stockton Valley Assn., 1805. Organized first school in area, 1806. Oldest church in Clinton Co., and fountainhead for many churches in Kentucky and Tenn. Presented by Friends of Clear Fork Baptist Church.
Some Ministers of Clear Fork
- Isaac Denton, Sr.
- W. R. Bradshaw
- Joseph C. Denton
- T. L. Cummins
- Alvin Bertram
- Ora C. Jones
- O. G. Lawless
- Arnold Cool
- Isaac Hucaby
- Morris M. Gaskins
William Cross, ordained by Clear Fork, founded Bethlehem Assn., was captain in War of 1812 and the first judge of Clinton County.