Slocomb in Geneva County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Countyline Missionary Baptist Church

Slocomb, Alabama

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 4, 2022

1. Countyline Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Countyline Missionary Baptist Church and adjoining cemetery were established in November 1882, on land donated by Shade Adams, Originally donated by way of a gentleman's agreement with the founding members, the land was deeded to the 'Countyline Baptist Church of Colored People' in 1892. the first parishioners, including Adline Adams (wife of Shade), Jane and Alexander Johnson, and Robert and Harriett Wadsworth, had moved to the area from Brundidge, naming their new church after the mother church they left behind.

In the cemetery are the graves of the donor and the founding members, as well as those of scores of community members, The earliest marked grave, that of Novie Miller Copeland, is dated November 13, 1893.

Erected 2014 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1882.

Location. 31° 6.062′ N, 85° 35.087′ W. Marker is in Slocomb,

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Alabama, in Geneva County. It can be reached from County Line Drive east of Kelly Street when traveling south. Located in the cemetery, on right side of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 598 County Line Dr, Slocomb AL 36375, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Countyline Missionary Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); "Old Town Slocomb" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Aus-Kel Springs (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Earliest Church In Hartford (approx. 5.1 miles away); Town of Taylor, Alabama

Countyline Missionary Baptist Church cemetery. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 4, 2022

2. Countyline Missionary Baptist Church cemetery.

(approx. 8 miles away); Big Creek United Methodist Church / Joseph Watford Revolutionary War Veteran (approx. 9.2 miles away); Boyhood Home of Rev. Bob Jones (approx. 11 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slocomb.

Countyline’s Homecoming Time Capsule Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, August 8, 2025

3. Countyline’s Homecoming Time Capsule Marker

In commemoration of Countyline’s Homecoming — 137 years of establishment and joint celebration of Alabama’s bicentennial (200 years of statehood 1819–2019). Date deposited, July 21, 2019. Date Unearthed July 2044.

Countyline Missionary Baptist Church & Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 10, 2026

4. Countyline Missionary Baptist Church & Markers

Countyline Missionary Baptist Church Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 10, 2026

5. Countyline Missionary Baptist Church Marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on August 9, 2025, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 4. submitted on June 11, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. 5. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.