Catholic priests began serving the area around DeValls Bluff in the 1870s, and St. Elizabeth's was canonically established as a parish of the Diocese of Little Rock in 1904. As large Catholic immigrant communities settled in the area in the early 20th century, mostly German and Austrian farmers, the parish outgrew its first church and had the present structure built in 1912. The small parish was closed in 1986 after the death of the last parishioner, and the church was abandoned.
