Crawford in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Shiloh Baptist Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 12, 2012

1. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Shiloh Baptist Church was constituted on March 27, 1852. Shortly thereafter, a house of worship was erected on what is now the present church site. The earliest marked grave in the church cemetery bears the date of 1854. A new building was constructed in 1876 and is currently being used for Sunday school rooms and a fellowship hall. At that time, the church was situated on the east side of the road. In 1947 the building was renovated and the entry was changed to face the west side of Russell County 21, which had been re-routed. Classrooms were added in 1948 and the brick sanctuary was completed and dedicated on March 22, 1970.

Erected 1990 by Alabama Georgia The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Shiloh Baptist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1858.

Location. 32° 26.495′ N, 85° 17.538′ W. Marker is in Crawford, Alabama, in Russell County. It is on S. Herring Road (County Route 21), on the right. Located .1 mile south of US 80 / State Route 8. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:

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Opelika AL 36804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crockettsville (approx. 6.1 miles away); Tuckabatchee Masonic Lodge (approx. 6.1 miles away); Uchee Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 6½ miles away); Uchee / Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee (approx. 7.3 miles away); St. Peter A.M.E. Church Cemetery (approx. 7.3 miles away); Francis Marion Whatley (approx. 9.6 miles away); Francis Marion Whatley Cemetery (approx. 9.7 miles away); Spring Villa (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crawford.

The Shiloh Baptist Church Marker, just off US 80 , seen in background, along County Road 21 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 12, 2012

2. The Shiloh Baptist Church Marker, just off US 80 , seen in background, along County Road 21

The Shiloh Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 12, 2012

3. The Shiloh Baptist Church and Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 12, 2012

4. The Shiloh Baptist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2012. This page has been viewed 1,591 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on August 8, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.