China Grove in Pike County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
China Grove
Pike County
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 17, 2021
1. China Grove Marker
Inscription.
China Grove. Pike County. Pike County was created by an act passed on December 7, 1821, by the Third Annual Session of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. It included part of what is now Barbour, Bullock, Crenshaw, Henry, Macon, and Montgomery Counties, and covered eleven hundred square miles. The first seat of justice was located at the home of Andrew Townsend on the Merriweather Trail near China Grove. By 1831, one of Townsend's sons owned this property. He and other descendants are buried in this cemetery.
Pike County was created by an act passed on
December 7, 1821, by the Third Annual Session
of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama.
It included part of what is now Barbour, Bullock,
Crenshaw, Henry, Macon, and Montgomery
Counties, and covered eleven hundred square
miles. The first seat of justice was located at the
home of Andrew Townsend on the Merriweather
Trail near China Grove. By 1831, one of
Townsend's sons owned this property. He and
other descendants are buried in this cemetery.
Location. 32° 1.582′ N, 85° 56.949′ W. Marker is in China Grove, Alabama, in Pike County. Marker is on Salem Road, 0.1 miles west of County Road 7702, on the right when traveling west. Located in Concord Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Troy AL 36081, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regarding China Grove. The community is likely named after local chinaberry trees. A post office operated under the name China Grove from 1830 to 1905. China Grove was one of the first settled areas in Pike County.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 17, 2021
2. China Grove marker at the Concord Cemetery.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 17, 2021
3. Concord Cemetery (aka China Grove Cemetery)
Established Prior to 1830
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 17, 2021
4. Historic Concord Primitive Baptist Church across from the cemetery.
The present building was built prior to 1900 and is called ‘the house’ most likely because early on churches were often called the ‘church house.’
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 17, 2021
5. Nearby is the former China Grove General Store.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 17, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.