Historical Markers in Milam County
Listed below are all historical markers in Milam County recorded with the Texas Historical Commission. Click the name of the historical marker for the image.
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Val Verde Baptist Church
Location: S. of Rogers on FR 437, W. on FM 2268 in churchyard, next to cemetery, Davilla
Erected in: 1988
Marker text: Val Verde Baptist Church traces its history to 1875, when eight members of the
Baptist Church in Davilla joined together to organize a congregation closer to
their homes. J. S. Mullins served as the first pastor of the new church. One of
the charter members, James Putnam Whittington (1830-1909) was a veteran of the
Civil War. A member of H. H. Sibley's brigade in the New Mexico Campaign, he had
participated in the Battle of Val Verde. When the time came to name the new
church, Whittington suggested Val Verde, and the other members agreed. The
congregation met in a small schoolhouse until 1884, when Whittington donated
this property for a larger sanctuary and community cemetery. A building was
erected which served the members for the next sixty-five years. In 1949 a
surplus army chapel was moved here from Brownwood to serve as a new sanctuary.
Church members worked to rebuild the structure, and it was dedicated in January
1951. An annual church memorial day has been observed by present and former
members of the congregation since 1982. The Val Verde Cemetery on the church
grounds contains the graves of many area pioneers.
