Coal City in St. Clair County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church

Founded Circa 1829-1830

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 1, 2009

1. Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church Founded Circa 1829-1830 Marker

Inscription. Original log house of worship built St. Clair Co. near Broken Arrow Creek, six miles from Coosa River. Named Harkey’s Chapel for first Minister, the Rev. David Harkey of Cahawba Circuit.
Present church built 1903-04 by A. I. Abels with Community helpers. Preserved by members of Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church.
Entered Alabama Register of Historic Places 1978.

Erected 1979 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.

Location. 33° 39.851′ N, 86° 15.378′ W. Marker is in Coal City, Alabama, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 144 and No Business Creek Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 144. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ragland AL 35131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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: The Mill Village (approx. 5.2 miles away); Pell City’s Historical Residential District (approx. 5½ miles away); Pell City, Alabama

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(approx. 5.6 miles away); Seddon Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Historic Downtown Pell City (approx. 5.7 miles away); A County Older Than The State (approx. 5.7 miles away); Coosa River (approx. 7½ miles away); Company F 10th Alabama Infantry C.S.A. 1861-1865 (approx. 7.6 miles away).

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 1, 2209

2. Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church Founded Circa 1829-1830 Marker

Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 1, 2009

3. Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,666 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.