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

Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church And Cemetery

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 4, 2021

1. Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church And Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church was dedicated to the Glory of God on September 19, 1896. Founders of the church included the Rev. Zack Deese, George Murray, Nathan Jones, Alec Cutchen, George Stokes, Marion Holland and Jasper Roney. The congregation first met in the Jones Valley School building which was constructed of logs. The school was located two miles northeast from the present site. Near the school were several gullies, each with a bubbling spring. From this union of springs came the name "Union Springs." Members were baptised in a pool of water that formed below these springs.

Church members voted to construct a new one room wooden frame church building in 1902. Elizabeth Jane Holland Jones donated land for the new church. The Holland-Jones family cemetery already existed on the property from which the present Union Springs Cemetery began. The earliest recorded burial is Isaac M. Holland, son of Thomas B. and Roseannah Holland, who died on February 7, 1864. The community which surrounded the church also became known as "Union Springs" The church was damaged by a storm in 1949. The present

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Union Springs Church sanctuary and six classrooms were completed in 195l.

Erected 2006 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, Henry County Historical Group, and the Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1896.

Location. 31° 27.411′ N, 85° 20.96′ W. Marker is near Newville, Alabama, in Henry County. It is on County Road 73 0.3 miles north of County Road 138, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1624 Co Rd 73, Newville AL 36353, 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

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 19, 2026

2. Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church And Cemetery Marker

other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Newville Baptist Church / Newville Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Newville, Alabama / Newville Pioneers (approx. 2.6 miles away); Newville High School / Newville Rosenwald School (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cureton Bridge / Cureton Bridge Post Office (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Center Methodist Church / Old Center Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); Green Valley Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 7 miles away); Head's Land Yielded Fruits of Success (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newville.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 4, 2021

3. Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church And Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 2. submitted on August 24, 2026, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on June 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.