Chelsea in Shelby County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Old Quinn Burying Ground

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 9, 2008

1. Old Quinn Burying Ground Marker

Inscription. Established June 2, 1849 by
Veteran of War of 1812
Loftin Quinn In Consideration of His Love for the Church, He Conveyed the Burying Ground to the Trustees of Liberty Church And Their Successors.
Listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
Erected by Friends of Old Quinn Burying Ground

Erected by Alabama Historical Commission / Friends of Old Quinn Burying Ground.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1885.

Location. 33° 19.697′ N, 86° 37.282′ W. Marker is in Chelsea, Alabama, in Shelby County. It is at the intersection of County Road 47 and Whisenhunt Road, on the right when traveling north on County Road 47. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chelsea AL 35043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Crane Home (approx. one mile away); City Of Chelsea (approx. one mile away); Lesters Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mount Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Town of Westover

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(approx. 6.3 miles away); Pelham, Alabama / Ballantrae Golf Course (approx. 9.1 miles away); Rocky Ridge Elementary School (approx. 10.1 miles away); Briarwood Presbyterian Church PCA (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chelsea.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 9, 2008

2. Old Quinn Burying Ground Marker

Old Quinn Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 9, 2008

3. Old Quinn Burying Ground

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 9, 2008

4. Old Quinn Burying Ground

Loftin Quinn Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 9, 2008

5. Loftin Quinn Headstone

Loftin Quinn Pvt Capt A Pasteur's Co NC Militia War of 1812. Feb 28, 1794 - Aug 5, 1881.

Headstone of another Veteran of the War of 1812 buried at the Old Quinn Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 9, 2008

6. Headstone of another Veteran of the War of 1812 buried at the Old Quinn Burying Ground

David Gould PVT Co C. 3rd NC Militia War of 1812. 1794 - 1865

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, March 11, 2026

7. Old Quinn Burying Ground Marker

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Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, March 11, 2026

8. Old Quinn Burying Ground Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,577 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 11, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 7, 8. submitted on March 15, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.