It’s been my observation, that the farther south you go, there are more churches and therefore more church families.
When I first came to WV, I was surprised at the number of Calvary representations there are. Landowners all over, especially in sight of the interstates and four lanes, have erected the three crosses on hillsides and tops.
Here’s the story of how they started. The comments after the article are a good read also.
http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/01/25/the-story-of-the-crosses-across-america/
As for churches, they seem to occupy a place in almost every wide spot in the road. Although the following images show mostly city churches, there are also a lot of small rural ones if you look.