Daphne in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Village

Photographed by Jaxon Godfrey

1. The Village Marker

Inscription. By the 1750s, French colonists were living on family farms on the shores of Mobile Bay. One group of settlements, known as ‘The Village', was located here along on the bluffs of the eastern shore of the bay. The colonists raised cattle, pigs, and chickens, farmed corn and potatoes, and cultivated fruit trees.

In 1763 the Mobile Bay settlements became part of the new colony of British West Florida, which stretched between the Mississippi and Apalachicola Rivers along the Gulf Coast. A 1771 map shows The Village as a prominent community, with two roads leading to Pensacola and a ferry landing for crossing Mobile Bay. The Village continued to grow through the remainder of the colonial era and is recognized as the forerunner of modern Daphne.

Erected 2019 by the City of Daphne and the Baldwin County Historical Development Commission AL200.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Exploration • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 37.733′ N, 87° 54.723′ W. Marker is in Daphne, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Main Street south of U.S. 89. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27710 Main St, Daphne AL 36526, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1814 - 1977 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yancey Crane Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Patriot's Point Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Eastern Shore Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Little Bethel Baptist Church: (approx. 1.8 miles away); City of Daphne (approx. 1.9 miles away); “Damn The Torpedoes!” (approx. 2.1 miles away); Stop 7 Fort McDermott: (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daphne.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2026, by Jaxon Godfrey of Daphne, Alabama. This page has been viewed 74 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on January 11, 2026, by Jaxon Godfrey of Daphne, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.