Clay in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Clay Methodist Cemetery

Jefferson County

Photographed by David J Gaines, May 7, 2018

1. Clay Methodist Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Local Methodist connections for Clay Methodist Church were Cedar Mountain Church and Shiloh Methodist Church. Samuel, a Revolutionary War soldier, was a notable member of these early churches. Many of his descendants are buried here. James Self traded the Shiloh Church building for property to construct a new frame building and cemetery in 1881.The first cemetery plot was opened the same year. Decorated with different symbols and style all graves face a traditional east-west direction. Clay Methodist Church was built in 1924, and the church has served the community for many years. A fieldstone sign remains in front of the cemetery. Today another sanctuary is used for services. The cemetery is still active.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Registry March 29, 2017
Marker erected by Clay Historical Society and Clay United Methodist Church

Erected 2018 by Clay Historical Society and Clay United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 33° 42.169′ N, 86° 36.094′ W.

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Marker is in Clay, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Clay-Palmerdale Road and Old Springville Road, on the right when traveling north on Clay-Palmerdale Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6790 Old Springville Road, Clay AL 35048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Clay Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wear Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Mount Calvary Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Pioneer Massey Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Cahaba Heart River of Alabama (approx. 4.1 miles away); Pinson, Alabama (approx. 4.7 miles away);

Clay Methodist Cemetery Marker and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David J Gaines, May 7, 2018

2. Clay Methodist Cemetery Marker and Cemetery

Jefferson Warriors (approx. 4.8 miles away); 1936 Rock Bridge (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clay.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2018, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2018, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.