Pebble in Winston County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Maxwell Chapel Methodist Church

Winston County

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, November 26, 2025

1. Maxwell Chapel Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Located along Byler Road, Maxwell Chapel Methodist Church was organized April 12, 1911, in the Pebble community. John Thomas Maxwell, his wife, Mary C. Maxwell, and 14 other charter members founded the church. The Maxwell family donated the land for the church and cemetery to the Methodist Conference, which gave the church its name. J. E. Jenkins was the church's first pastor. Film and TV actor Pat Buttram is buried in the adjoining cemetery. The first church building, torn down in 1961, stood where the current building, erected in 1962, now stands.

Erected 2025 by Alabama Historical Commission and Byler Road Tourism Alliance.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 34° 17.565′ N, 87° 32.538′ W. Marker is in Pebble, Alabama, in Winston County. It is at the intersection of County Road 93 and County Road 193, on the left when traveling east on County Road 93. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1717 County Rd 93, Haleyville AL 35565, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pebble School (approx. half a mile away); “Aunt Jenny” (approx. half a mile away); Kinlock (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Prospect Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Jacob Pruet’s Stand (approx. 4½ miles away); Northwest Alabamian (approx. 6.1 miles away); First 9-1-1 Call (approx. 6.4 miles away); City of Haleyville, Alabama (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pebble.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, November 26, 2025

2. Maxwell Chapel Methodist Church Marker

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, November 26, 2025

3. Maxwell Chapel Methodist Church Marker

Pat Buttram Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, November 26, 2025

4. Pat Buttram Headstone

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.