Mount Sterling in Choctaw County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Mount Sterling Methodist Church
Built c. 1859
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022
1. Mount Sterling Methodist Church Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 32° 5.49′ N, 88° 9.82′ W. Marker is in Mount Sterling, Alabama, in Choctaw County. It can be reached from Tuscahoma Road (County Route 43) 0.1 miles south of County Route 27, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 620 Co Rd 43, Butler AL 36904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured
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Regarding Mount Sterling Methodist Church. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Mount Sterling Methodist Church was built c. 1859 and was the first local building constructed expressly as a church. The church never had a full-time pastor; however, its services were conducted continuously by circuit riders once or twice a month during certain seasons until 1976, when it closed due to steadily decreasing membership.
In 1980 the Methodist Conference deeded the building and two acres of land which include an early 1800's cemetery, to the Choctaw County Historical Society.
Also see . . .
1. Mount Sterling Methodist Church (PDF). National Register nomination for the church and a small cemetery behind it, which were listed in 1986. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Mount Sterling Methodist Church.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022
2. Mount Sterling Methodist Church Marker
Additional commentary.
1. Benjamin Eusebius Debose
My great great grandfather lived in Mount Sterling. His gravestone is behind the Baptist Church. I know he was a graduate of West Point and was a Brigadier General in the Civil war. He was also a teacher after the war. I am interested in knowing more about the church members and about Mount Sterling.
— Submitted November 17, 2024, by John Trygve Hoff of Birmingham, Alabama.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
