Pintlala in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
The Bethel Cemetery
Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 21, 2014
1. The Bethel Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
The Bethel Cemetery. . Bethel Cemetery was constituted Feb 13, 1819 and located on Federal Rd. Bethel Church was 1 of 4 churches in the Alabama Baptist Association which was formed on Dec. 13, 1819. On July 22, 1837, the church became the object of a major split in Baptist life. In Oct., Missionary Brethren were excluded from the church and the split became final. A marker memorializing the division between the Primitive and Missionary Baptists was placed in the cemetery by the Montgomery Baptist W.M.U. on Nov. 4, 1923. Pintlala Baptist Church acquired the cemetery in 1998.
Bethel Cemetery was constituted Feb 13, 1819 and located on Federal Rd. Bethel Church was 1 of 4 churches in the Alabama Baptist Association which was formed on Dec. 13, 1819. On July 22, 1837, the church became the object of a major split in Baptist life. In Oct., Missionary Brethren were excluded from the church and the split became final. A marker memorializing the division between the Primitive and Missionary Baptists was placed in the cemetery by the Montgomery Baptist W.M.U. on Nov. 4, 1923. Pintlala Baptist Church acquired the cemetery in 1998.
Erected 2000 by the Alabama Historical Association.
Location. 32° 11.161′ N, 86° 21.81′ W. Marker is in Pintlala, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Mobile Highway (U.S. 31) and Windham Road, on the right when traveling north on Mobile Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13086 US 31, Hope Hull AL 36043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 908 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
