Churches slowly organized in Tipton County. The first church congregation in Covington was the Presbyterians who organized their church in 1829. Later, in 1839, they merged with Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church.
Second were the Baptists. Their first church was established in Covington in 1839. Similarly, this congregation relocated outside of Covington in 1847.
Below you will find a list of churches in Tipton County including a brief history of each.
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“Old Trinity”
Situated in a grove of oak and cedar trees, the quaint chapel known as “Old Trinity” or “Trinity in the Field” is the oldest surviving church structure in Tipton County. It is the fifth oldest Episcopal church still in use in the Diocese of West Tennessee. Now in a rural, isolated area, the church was built in 1847 on ...
Beech Chapel CME Church
Beach Chapel Church Sign Beech Chapel CME Church is located on the Mason-Charleston Road in Mason, TN. It is an African-American church. Also, the cemetery is located across the street from the church and there are approximately 70 graves. According to the current pastor, the church closed last July (2018) due to construction work. ...
Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location Bethel Church and Cemetery is located on Tracy Road in Atoka, TN. Founded in approximately 1850 and a new building was erected in 1953. Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sign Cemetery The cemetery is on the left side of the church. It is an older cemetery with about 600 graves. Some of ...
Charleston United Methodist Church
The Charleston United Methodist Church is located on the relatively quiet highway of 179 and is just east of the Charleston-Mason Road intersection. The church is named for the nearby community, Charleston, which is in Tipton County. Large plantations once surrounded the church and still exist but as smaller farms. The county is largely agricultural ...
Clopton United Methodist Church
Clopton United Methodist Church was founded in the 1830s when a parcel of land was granted for the establishment of a Methodist Church. The land was donated by Anthony M Clopton born in Goochland County, Virginia, 1770. Mr. Clopton and his wife, Rhoda H Clopton, moved to this area from Davidson County, Tennessee. And, thereupon, ...
Elm Grove Church and Cemetery
Elm Grove Church and Cemetery are located on Elm Grove Rd in Burlison, TN. The church is in a newer building with the cemetery on its left. There are approximately 200 graves in the cemetery. Elm Grove Church Cemetery Burlison, TN Elm Grove Church Cemetery Burlison, TN Burials Back to Churches Back to Cemeteries
Indian Creek Church
Indian Creek Baptist Church in Brighton Tennessee Burials in Indian Creek Cemetery.
Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church
Location Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is in rural Tipton County near Covington, TN. The church was established in 1834 by settlers heading west and became the center of the small community called Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel Church continued its operations until 2000 when it merged ...
Munford First United Methodist Church
Munford First United Methodist Church was first organized as Mount Zion in 1840, while later it adopted the name of its hometown. The Town of Munford can trace its origins to the early 1850’s when the Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church moved to the current site of the Bethel Church of God in Christ in downtown ...
Old Trinity Church
Statement of Significance Old Trinity Episcopal Church, on Charlston-Mason Road, in Tipton County, Tennessee, is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C as a significant example of vernacular church architecture in Tipton County. The gable front church is characterized by a pedimented gable with diagonal boards, multi-light windows, and wood ceilings ...
Poplar Grove Church and Cemetery
Location Poplar Grove United Methodist Church is on Quito-Drummonds Road in Drummonds, TN. The church is a typical rural church. It has two building which have been remodeled and a large parking lot. Poplar Grove Church Drummonds Tennessee Beautiful Sunset at Poplar Grove Church in Drummonds Tennessee Snowy Day at Poplar Grove Church in Drummonds Tennessee Poplar Grove Church in Drummonds ...
Saint Paul Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Saint Paul Chapel Missionary Baptist Church is an early reconstruction era black settlement along the Mississippi River. The late 20th century property has an adjacent Rosenwald School building and a historic cemetery that contains at least one grave of a U.S. Colored Troops veteran. The cemetery also contains examples of folk art grave ...
Salem MB Church Cemetery
The Salem M.B. Church and Cemetery is on Salem Road in Mason, TN. When you arrive the church entrance and old cemetery is to the north and the more recent burials are on the south side of the road. Several of the older markers are in poor condition and are behind the church. ...