St. John's Catholic Church


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Marker Number: 5041 
Marker Title: St. John's Catholic Church 
Index Entry: St. John's Catholic Church 
Address: US 84 
City: Hermleigh 
County: Scurry 
UTM Zone: 14 
UTM Easting: 335453 
UTM Northing: 3611514 
Subject Codes: CH; RC 
Year Marker Erected: 1988 
Designations: na 
Marker Location: US 84 (business route) south side of Hermleigh. 
Marker Size: 18" x 28" 
Repairs Completed:  
Marker Text: This area was settled in the early 1900s by a number of 
farm families from South Texas. Catholic services were first conducted 
by priests from Abilene in the homes of Albert J. Kuss, Sr. (1863-1945)
 and other settlers. The Church of Francis Xavier was built in 1908 on land 
donated by Robert Herm (1874-1927) in the new town of Hermleigh. In 1936 the 
name of the church was changed when funds were given to the congregation with
 the stipulation that its name be St. John's. Included in the new Diocese of
 Lubbock in 1983, St. John's is the oldest parish in the Diocese. (1988)