Whitney in St. Clair County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Reeves Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 23, 2026

1. Reeves Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Has been placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission March 28, 2018

Erected 2018 by Reeves Grove Historic Church Committee and the Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 2018.

Location. 33° 52.223′ N, 86° 18.467′ W. Marker is in Whitney, Alabama, in St. Clair County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles west of Sweatt Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18830 Main St, Steele AL 35987, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Reeves Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Union United Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); A County Older Than The State, St. Clair (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Dean / Inzer House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Assassination Site of Sgt. E. Frank Harrison (approx. 3.9 miles away); Dalco Obed Langston (approx. 4.1 miles away); John Ash (approx. 4.1 miles away); Original Site of Pleasant Hill Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitney.

Reeves Grove Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 23, 2026

2. Reeves Grove Baptist Church and Marker

Plaque is beside the front door

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.