Valley Grande in Perry County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Lillie Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery
Perry County
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, April 8, 2026
1. Lillie Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery Marker
Lillie Grove Missionary Baptist Church was established in the early 1900s. The church cemetery has been in use for more than 150 years. Records indicate that enslaved people and veterans are buried here. The original church building served as the community school where Mrs. Alma Price was one of the teachers. In 1929. a tragedy occurred when a fire destroyed Lillie Grove Church and all church records. The church was rebuilt in 1934. During the 1960s, the church held mass meetings and housed and fed civil rights activists. The church's contribution aided in their successful participation in the movement. Under Reverend Leo N. King. Sr.'s leadership, the church was restored in 2009.
Erected 2023 by Lilly (Lillie) Grove Baptist Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.
Location. 32° 31.421′ N, 87° 13.078′ W. Marker is in Valley Grande, Alabama, in Perry
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gus Mitchell Store Site (approx. 3.6 miles away); Ocmulgee Baptist Church (approx. 6.7 miles away); Marion Military Institute (approx. 9.1 miles away); South College Barracks Fire of 1924 (approx. 9.2 miles away); Marion Military Institute Alumni Vietnam Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away); Marion City Hall (approx. 9.2 miles away); Marion Military Institute Korean War Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away); Judson College
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, April 8, 2026
2. Lillie Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery & Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Prosperity Cemetery (was approx. 8.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, April 8, 2026
3. Lillie Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
