Near Phenix City in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 12, 2026

1. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
This church was organized in 1877 by Brothers Robert Anderson, Sr., Manuel Edmond and Robert Fluellen. The first services were conducted by Rev. D.L. Griffin under a brush arbor on the Flournoy Plantation. During Griffin's pastorate Anderson, Edmond and Fluellen were named deacons and the church moved to Mt. Olive School. A new wood frame building was dedicated on May 2, 1897 under the leadership of Rev. L. F. O'Bryan. Members worshipped here until the Flournoy Plantation was sold to the Bickerstaff's who donated five acres of land on the condition that the church relocate to its present site. This was accomplished in 1947 by the Rev. Henry Harris. In 1964 and 1993 the church building was renovated.

Erected 1998 by Mount Olive Baptist Church and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1897.

Location. 32° 22.381′ N, 85° 2.226′ W. Marker is near Phenix City, Alabama, in Russell County. It is on Alabama Route 165 near Nuckols Road (County Road 39), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Nuckols Rd, Phenix City AL 36869, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Columbus.

It is also 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 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 2 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Veteran Memorials at Fort Mitchell (approx. 1.8 miles away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. 1.9 miles away); Crowell-Whitaker 1840 Log Cabin (approx. 2 miles away); Fort Mitchell (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Mitchell (approx. 2 miles away); John Crowell (approx. 2.1 miles away); Asbury School and Mission (approx. 2.1 miles away); James Cantey (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Mount Olive Baptist Church. (Submitted on July 7, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by James L.Whitman, March 9, 2024

2. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 12, 2026

3. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker

Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 13, 2021

4. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker looking south

This is a photo of the marker in its prior location.

Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, March 9, 2024

5. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker Site

Mount Olive Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 13, 2021

6. Mount Olive Baptist Church

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 13, 2021

7. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,509 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2026, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on May 13, 2026, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 2. submitted on March 9, 2024, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on May 12, 2026, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 4. submitted on July 7, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 5. submitted on March 9, 2024, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 6, 7. submitted on July 7, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.