1845 to present
Location
About three miles southwest of Washington College on Lester Snapp Rd. The church is nestled upon a hill in the vicinity of the old village of Brownsboro.
History
New Salem was first established on April 21, 1845, making it in the top three of oldest churches in the Holston Baptist Association. By 1848 the church had grown to sixty-four members, but the names of the thirty-four charter members are not available due to a fire at the Carson-Newman Library, which destroyed the church’s record books. The books had been taken there to be rebound. Official worship services began within the New Salem church building on March 18, 1850.
Cemetery
Section A is beside the church. Section B, the oldest part, is behind the church.
Source: Jonesborough Herald & Tribune, Wednesday, August 23, 1995, page 1-B. Posted 24 Sep 2005