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- Description:
- This collection contains three annual meeting minutes (1890, 1915, and 1916) for the Big Sandy Primitive Baptist Association of Tennessee.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1890/1916
- Identifier:
- PBC003.004
- Description:
- This collection contains reports between 1881-1928 of the Elk River Association of Primitive Baptists founded in Tennessee.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1881/1928
- Identifier:
- PBC003.003
- Description:
- Washington District Primitive Baptist Association estimates to have been formed near the year 1811. It maintained communication and correspondence with churches and associations in neighboring regions and states including North Carolina, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1878
- Identifier:
- Washington_District_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- Pigg River District Primitive Baptist Association began in the year 1825 and consisted of churches located in Virginia. It maintained correspondence and communication with churches and associations from nearby states such as North Carolina, Maryland, and West Virginia. In 1907 the association held a biannual meeting.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1907
- Identifier:
- Pigg_River_District_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- These minutes detail the events that took place during annual meetings of the Virginia Corresponding Baptist Association. This organization operated under a larger Association known as the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia Primitive Baptist Association.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1915/1962
- Identifier:
- VACM
- Description:
- Staunton River Primitive Baptist Association estimates formation around the year 1841. It was comprised of churches in Virginia and maintained communication with churches and associations in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and at times Alabama and Texas.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1876/1903
- Identifier:
- Staunton_River_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The Ebenezer Association of Old School Baptists was formed in 1828. It was comprised of churches mostly from Viriginia. It corresponded with churches from states including North Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia and associations such as the Ketocton Primitive Baptist Association.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1922
- Identifier:
- Ebenezer_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- St. Clair’s Bottom District Primitive Baptist Association began in November of 1906, comprised of five churches previously from the Washington and Senter Associations. These five churches were St. Clair Bottom, Tumbling Creek, Rush Creek, Hopkins View, and Laurel Creek. The association maintained communication with neighboring associations and churches in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1906
- Identifier:
- St_Clair's_Bottom_District_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The New River District Primitive Baptist Association estimates to have held its first session near the year 1794. The churches making up the association were located in Virginia, and they maintained some communication with other associations and churches among states including Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1915/1918
- Identifier:
- New_River_District_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The Mountain District Primitive Baptist Association was formed in 1798 in Caroll County, Virginia. The Association grew to include churches from North Carolina. This Association operated under part of a larger Association known as the Upper River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia Primitive Baptist Association.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1871/1891
- Identifier:
- Mountain_District_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The Original Mayo Primitive Baptist Association was founded in 1798. The original members of the Association were Leatherwood Primitive Baptist Church, Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church, and Sugartree Primitive Baptist Church. This association was comprised of churches in Virginia and North Carolina. Most of their meetings took place in Virginia (the location of a majority of member churches). The Association tended to meet semi-annually as opposed to once per year.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1973/1995
- Identifier:
- Original_Mayo_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The Ketockton Primitive Baptist Association was formed in August of 1766, accepting its articles of faith and holding its first session at what was then Ketocton Church in Loudoun County, Virginia. At that time the association was comprised of four churches including Ketocton Church, Mill Creek in Berkley County, Virginia, Smith’s Creek in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and Broad Run in Fauquier County, Virginia, all of which had previously been a part of the Philadelphia Association. The association grew to include churches from the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. regions and frequently corresponded with churches in North Carolina and Georgia. Through the years, and with new church formations and growth, churches moved in and out of the association. Early on, the Ketockton Primitive Baptist Association was known as the Ketockton Baptist Association and later addressed themselves as the Ketocton Association of Primitive Baptists, the Ketocton Old School Baptists, or Ketocton Primitive or Old School Baptists. The Ketockton Primitive Baptist Association at one point noted itself to be the second oldest Primitive Baptist association.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1812/2005
- Identifier:
- Ketockton_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The Primitive Baptist Association formed around 1868. It was comprised of churches located in North Carolina that met annually.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1898/1908
- Identifier:
- Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The Mountain Union Primitive Baptist Association was composed of churches mostly from North Carolina with regular activity in Virginia as well. The association formed around 1866.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1876/1891
- Identifier:
- Mountain_Union_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Association began in 1909 and included churches from North Carolina. They maintained communication with associations in North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina. In 1951 several churches separated from the association, holding their own association under the same name.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1922
- Identifier:
- Salem_Primitive_Baptist_Association_0000
- Description:
- Little River Primitive Baptist Association began around the year 1829, meeting annually in September. It was comprised of churches in North Carolina and communicated with associations and churches in North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1917/1991
- Identifier:
- Little_River_Primitive_Baptist_Association_1829
- Description:
- Abbott’s Creek Union Primitive Baptist Association was formed in 1825. It was comprised of churches from North Carolina and communicated with churches and associations in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and South Carolina. The association generally met annually in August. It appears there was a division in the association in the early 1930s, with both groups continuing to operate under the Abbott’s Creek Union title.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1920/1926
- Identifier:
- Abbots_Creek_Union_Primitive_Baptist_Association_1825
- Description:
- The Mayo Primitive Baptist Association included churches from North Carolina and Virginia. In the early 20th century it maintained a large membership and communicated with churches in North Carolina, Virginia, and other states such as Georgia and Florida. Over the years many of its remaining churches were located in Virginia. Early on it held biannual sessions in the spring and fall and later held only annual sessions, usually in the spring.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1923/1924
- Identifier:
- Mayo_Primitive_Baptist_Association_0000
- Description:
- The Upper Country Line Primitive Baptist Association formed from Country Line Primitive Baptist Association which itself had formed out of the Flat River Association. In 1805 the Flat River Association divided into the Flat River and Country Line Associations due to the large number of churches. The first session of Country Line was held in August of 1806. In 1905 the Country Line Association also divided, due to large membership, into Upper and Lower Country Line Associations using the South Hyco Creek as the dividing line. Upper Country Line was assembled in August of 1906, comprised of churches mostly located in North Carolina. The association regularly maintained communication with churches and associations in North Carolina and Virginia.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1907/2014
- Identifier:
- Upper_Country_Line_Primitive_Baptist_Association
- Description:
- Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Association was founded in the year 1832 with the churches Bear Creek, Cold Water, Piney Woods, Freedom, and Meadow Creek. It was comprised of churches from North Carolina and corresponded with churches and associations in Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina, and Virginia. Starting in 1885 it held two sessions annually, one in the spring and one in the fall. These biannual meetings continued for much of its existence. In 1927 there appears to have been a split with some churches leaving the association and continuing to meet together under a similar name.
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/17/2026
- Date Created:
- 1897/1924
- Identifier:
- Bear_Creek_Primitive_Baptist_Association_0000
