Frisco City in Monroe County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 28, 2024

1. Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery, established in 1884 in Jones Mill, is among the oldest in this part of Alabama. Constructed in 1884, Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church is the oldest building still standing in Frisco City (formerly Jones Mill). The Bodiford, Busey, Grimes, Sawyer, Watts, Wasden and Wiggins families incrementally donated the land on which the church and cemetery are located. The earliest legible date on a grave marker is 1885 for Sarah Ann Holt, the first wife of Elder Burney Sawyer. Elder Sawyer, founder of Shiloh Church, preached the first sermon on May 31, 1884. Elder Sawyer served as Shiloh's pastor for 53 years until his death in 1937. Elder R. P. Hendrix served as pastor from 1938 until 1968.

Shiloh is the final resting place of the early settlers and their descendants who shaped the history of this community. Some of the graves are not marked and some markers cannot be read; nevertheless, time and nature cannot erase the life these people pioneered for us.

In addition to more than 100 members of the Sawyer family, some other family names appearing multiple times in this cemetery include: Baas,

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Bailey, Blanton, Bodiford, Brown. Byrd, Carter, Castillow, Davidson Enzor, Evans, Faulk, Feaster, Felts, Floyd, Giddens, Green, Greene, Hale, Hanks, Harrison, Hendrix, Hendrixs, Johnson, Jones, Lambert, Manning, McArthur, Mosley, Murphy, Norris, Sims, Skipper, Smith, Ward, Wasden, Webb and Weeks.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register through the efforts of Dr. Gwynn Akin Bowers and Mrs. Dorothy Sawyer Sims.

Erected 2008 by Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Maintenance Society with Generous Contributions from Shiloh Families.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1884.

Location. 31° 26.388′ N, 87° 24.673′ W. Marker is in Frisco City, Alabama, in Monroe County. It is on Shiloh Street south of Perdue Hill Road (County Road 23), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frisco City AL 36445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 28, 2024

2. Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

in the Deep South.

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 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frisco City Town Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wiggins Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 7.3 miles away); Masonic Lodge No. 3 (approx. 7.3 miles away); William B. Travis House (approx. 7.4 miles away); Truman Capote (approx. 7.8 miles away); Monroeville Rosenwald School (approx. 7.8 miles away); Atticus Finch: Lawyer - Hero (approx. 7.9 miles away).

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3. Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

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5. Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery entrance marker.

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7. Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church plaque.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 115 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 29, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.