Near Prattville in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Rocky Mount Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2020

1. Rocky Mount Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Rocky Mount Cemetery was established on this sacred ground for families who settled Cobb’s Ford and the surrounding area. The oldest marked burials date to the 1890s. Numerous veterans of the Civil War and World Wars I and II are buried here. Rocky Mount Church originally stood in front of this cemetery. On December 4, 1826, Littleton Reese deeded land here for a church to promote religion and learning. Trustees of Rocky Mount Church were Peyton Bibb, Littleton Reese, Jacob Whetstone, William Hall and Dixon Hall. Mr. Neil Blue instructed Col. Bolling Hall, Dr. S. P. Smith and Albert J. Pickett, noted Alabama historian, at Rocky Mount. In the early 1820s, the Methodist Protestant Church organized Union Societies all over the United States to promote a more representative form of church governance. In November 1827, a Union Society was organized at Rocky Mount and was of considerable strength. By 1906, the original church had been torn down and a second one rebuilt around this same time. In 1951, the Rocky Mount congregation merged with the First Methodist Church in Prattville, AL. Rocky Mount Church was torn down in the

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1960s.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
Marker erected in 2009 by Families of Rocky Mount

Erected 2009 by Families of Rocky Mount.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1827.

Location. 32° 28.435′ N, 86° 23.963′ W. Marker is near Prattville, Alabama, in Autauga County. It is on Rocky Mount Road 1.1 miles north of Cobbs Ford Road (U.S. 82), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2367 Rocky Mt Rd, Prattville AL 36066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

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 New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2020

2. Rocky Mount Cemetery & Marker

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial Center (approx. 2.1 miles away); William Wyatt Bibb (approx. 2.2 miles away); Robinson Springs Neighborhood (approx. 3.1 miles away); Robinson Springs Camp Confederate Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pratt Gin Factory (approx. 3.2 miles away); Robinson Springs United Methodist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Happy Hollow (approx. 3.6 miles away); Alexander McKeithen Family Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prattville.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,553 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.