Near Detroit in Marion County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Friendship North Baptist Church
Marion County
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 20, 2025
1. Friendship North Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Friendship North Baptist Church. Marion County. In the early 1800s, Jacob Cody and his family settled in an area that became the Cody Mountain/Friendship Community. Soon after, a log church was built on Cody family land and named Friendship. Although an exact founding date is unknown, the Buttahacha Primitive Baptist Assocation listed the church as a member in the 1831 meeting minutes. In 1852, for the sum of $9.00, Jacob's son, Edmund Cody, Sr., deeded 6.5 acres to the church and to the friends and family of those buried there. Circa 1915, Friendship became a Missionary Baptist Church and built a new church to replace the old log church. In the 1950s, the church was renovated and later became Friendship North Baptist Church.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on August 17, 2022 .
In the early 1800s, Jacob Cody and his family settled in an area
that became the Cody Mountain/Friendship Community.
Soon after, a log church was built on Cody family land
and named Friendship. Although an exact founding
date is unknown, the Buttahacha Primitive Baptist
Assocation listed the church as a member in the 1831
meeting minutes. In 1852, for the sum of $9.00, Jacob's
son, Edmund Cody, Sr., deeded 6.5 acres to the church
and to the friends and family of those buried there.
Circa 1915, Friendship became a Missionary Baptist
Church and built a new church to replace the old log
church. In the 1950s, the church was renovated and later
became Friendship North Baptist Church.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on August 17, 2022
Erected 2024 by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 34° 3.574′ N, 88° 11.404′ W. Marker is near Detroit, Alabama, in Marion County. It is on Friendship Cemetery Road 0.1 miles west of County Road 15, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2684 Friendship Cemetery Road, Detroit AL 35552, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ogden House (was approx. 11½ miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 20, 2025
2. Friendship North Baptist Church Marker
View of the Church marker in foreground and the cemetery marker in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
