Blackland Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was established at this site in 1857 by Rev. Joseph M. Wells, a native of Tennessee. In 1861, Wells organized the Blackland Gideonites, later designated Co. F. 23rd Miss. Infantry, and commanded the regiment as colonel. On June 4, 1862, a sharp skirmish took place along nearby Wolf Creek, and Union forces were driven back to Booneville. Wells died in 1896 and is buried here. The church was moved approximately 100 yards south in 1933.