Near Haleburg in Henry County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 30, 2021

1. Mt.Zion Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Constituted to the Glory of God, circa 1871, by former slaves in the area that later became Halesburg (now Haleburg), Alabama in 1885. Mt. Zion Church is one of the oldest African-American wooden frame churches in service in Alabama's Wiregrass section. The church cemetery contains many graves of former slaves who gained their freedom at the end of the Civil War in 1865. Tradition states that the original sanctuary remains with improvements added over time. Mt. Zion Baptist Church was placed on the Alabama Register of Historic Places in 1985. In 2003, preservation efforts were finished by the church family with help from many friends.

Erected 2004 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Family and the Henry County Historical Group, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 31° 23.8′ N, 85° 7.075′ W. Marker is near Haleburg, Alabama, in Henry County. It is on Stovall Drive half a mile south of Hayden Street, on the left when traveling south.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1041 Stovall Dr, Columbia AL 36319, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Dennis Harrison Zorn / Zornville (approx. 5½ miles away); Reuben Hicklin Hall Log Home / Robert Fowler Hall Home (approx. 5.7 miles away); Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge / Fannie Askew Williams Park (approx. 6.7 miles away in Georgia); Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 6.7 miles away in Georgia); Purcell - Killingsworth House (approx. 6.9 miles away); Columbia Baptist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Columbia Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away); Columbia, Alabama (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 30, 2021

2. Mt.Zion Baptist Church Marker

Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Factory Creek (was approx. 5 miles away in Georgia but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 30, 2021

3. Mt.Zion Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,202 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.