Joppa Baptist Church and Cemetery
{{Short description|Historic church in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, United States}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Joppa Baptist Church and Cemetery
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image = File:Joppa Baptist Church.jpg
| caption =
| location = Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
| coordinates = {{coord|37.1628149|-86.1353931|format=dms|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Kentucky#USA
| built = c. 1900
| architecture =
| added = May 8, 1991
| area = less than one acre
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500237|title=Mammoth Cave National Park MPS}}
| refnum = 91000496{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
Joppa Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Joppa Baptist Church was established in 1861Bolton, Tommy (September 6, 2022). [https://www.edmonsonvoice.com/community/guest-article-from-tommy-bolton-on-joppa-church-history-annual-homecoming-this-sunday "Guest Article from Tommy Bolton On Joppa Church History, Annual Homecoming This Sunday"]. EdmonsonVoice.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022. and the present church was built in about 1900.Doyle, Darren (October 29, 2018). [https://www.edmonsonvoice.com/-news/joppa-church-vandalized "Joppa Church vandalized"]. Brownsville, KY: EdmonsonVoice.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018. The church is a one-story frame building on a sandstone block foundation. It is {{convert|40x29|ft|m}} in plan.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=91000496}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Joppa Baptist Church and Cemetery / T-40, C-16 |publisher=National Park Service|author=Kelly A. Lally |date=June 1989 |access-date=December 28, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=91000496|photos=y|title=two photos from 1987}}.
See also
- Elko, Kentucky
- Good Spring Baptist Church and Cemetery: also in Mammoth Cave National Park
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery: also in Mammoth Cave National Park
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Edmonson County, Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mammoth Cave National Park
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
- {{GNIS|type=retired|2792662|Joppa Cemetery}}
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{{NRHP in Mammoth Cave NP}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Baptist cemeteries in the United States
Category:Baptist churches in Kentucky
Category:Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Category:Churches in Edmonson County, Kentucky
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Edmonson County, Kentucky
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Mammoth Cave National Park