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. union of springs came the name "Union Springs." Members were baptised in a pool of water that formed below these springs.

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

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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 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

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 4, 2021

2. Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church And Cemetery Marker

(approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newville.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 677 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.