The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-09-05
Ministers Corner.
EARLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
AND SETTLEMENTS IN VIRGINIA

Big Pigeon, Tennessee reported ne with; h,
Abingdon Presbytery, 1888 "
Boyd's Neck, reported by Abingdon Presbvter,,
l7SS
Concrete reported by Lexington Presbytery 1883
Knobs or KNOBS Creek, North Carolina ~, o
ported by Abingdon Presbytery, 1888 "
Little Pigeon, Tennessee, reported by Abingdo,
Presbytery, 1885,
Little RIVER reported by Lexington Presbytery
1885,
Locust Bottom, reported by Lexington presbv,oru
l7SS 'i
North Fork, reported by Abingdon Presbyterv
1885,
Peasant Kun, reported by Lexington Presbytery
1885, 10y
Romney, Hampshire county w Va before 1899
Links, reported by Lexington Presbytery 1888
unity, reported by Abingdon Presbytery 1888
Valley, reported by Abingdon Presbytery 1883
west Liberty, Liberty District, Ohio county, Va.
Forks of Wheeling Triadephia district Ohio CONN
ty, Va. 1890
Youille's, Halifax county, before 1890.
Lexington, Rockbridge county l79I
Carmel, Shenandoah county, before 1903
Mart1nsburg, Berkeley county, W. Va before I7o3
The Flats Poe district, Hancock county w Va
1893 " '
Bethel, Bedford county, before 1885,
Craig's Creek Botetourt county before 1903
GreenbrIer, Greenbrier county W. Va before 1908
Nlddletown, Frederick county, before 1898
South River, Hardy county, West Virginia before
1898.
Salem Bedford (Y county, before l79s.
Springfield Hampshire county, w. Va, before
Flint Run, reported by Winchester Presbvterv
l799
Frankfort, reported by Winchester Presbyterv
1899
Pine Grove, reported by Lexington Presbvterv
Spring Creek reported by Lexington Presbvterv
1899
In addition to the foregoing list there were q
number of settlements in Southwest Virginia west
ern North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee the con.
gregations of which all under the care of the
Presbytery of Abingdon, Virginia from 1856 to thc
end of the eighteenth century,. -4e following vaIu
able summary of all these congregations was prepared
by Abingdon Presbytery about 1896 and reported IN
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States, which met at Philadelphia Nav
"a, 1907:
The Presbytery of Abingdon was constituted in the
year 1856; extends in length from the New River on
the northeast to the frontiers on tennessee River ON
the southwest, at present about two hundred miles
and from the Blue Eastern Ridge of the Appala-
chan Mountains to the Cumberland Mountains abou,
one hundred and forty miles in breadth. The con-
gregations within the bounds of this Presbytery are
as follows, beginning at the northeast:
New Dublin, New River, Virginia, thirty families
organized lIo2; vacant
Austinsvie, New River Virginia TWENTY-FIVE fam.
lies; organized 1870; vacant
Graham's Meeting House. Reed Creek, Virgins
hfty families; organized 1776; vacant
Adams Meeting House. Reed Creek Virginia thir-
ty families; organized 1882; vacant
Davis's Head of Holston Virginia, thirty families;
organized l776; almost extinct.
Upper Hoston, Ebbing Spring, Hoston River
virginia. fortyfve families organized 1879; vacant
Glade Spring, Holston River, Virginia fifty fami-
lies, organized 1772-17s4; were under Mr. CraIgne
from 1884.
Rock Spring, Hoston River, Virginia, fifty fami-
lies, organized 1772-17S4; Edward Crafford settled
1894.