Leesville Baptist Church
The first meeting place of this congregation, organized in 1875, was destroyed by a storm in 1886. The membership then moved across O'Neal Creek to this site, purchased from pioneer settler N. H. Guinn, and erected this simple frame church in 1887-88. The steeple which once topped the building was removed in 1924. After a disastrous flood in 1936, Leesville was relocated along the state highway (3/4 mi. W). This church is one of the structures that mark the old townsite. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976.
29.4072° N, 97.7359° W
Where to Find It
FM 1682, 3/4 mile E of SH 80
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SE Leesville School Leesville
- 2 mi SW Gonzales-San Antonio Road
- 2 mi SW 1835 Attack at Sandies Water Hole
- 4.8 mi SW Dewville United Methodist Church Nixon
- 4.8 mi SW Sandies Chapel Cemetery Nixon
- 4.8 mi SW Sandies-Dewville Community Nixon