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Brierfield in Bibb County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Patriot Burials

Community Baptist Church Cemetery

 
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 29, 2026
1. Patriot Burials Marker
Inscription. Revolutionary War veterans John Mahan & John Neely buried here between ca. 1820-1838.
 
Erected 2023 by William C. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 52.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF), and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
 
Location. 33° 3.483′ N, 86° 56.028′ W. Marker is in Brierfield, Alabama, in Bibb County. It is at the intersection of Alabama 25 and Abbey Lane, on the right when traveling north on Alabama 25. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 AL-25, Brierfield AL 35035, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. 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
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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bibb Furnace (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bibb Naval Furnaces Brierfield Furnaces (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hayes-Morton House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Absalom Pratt House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sunshine & Dorothy Morton House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Montebrier (approx. 1.9 miles away); Town of Wilton (approx. 3.3 miles away); Epsibeth Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brierfield.
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 29, 2026
2. Patriot Burials Marker
John Neely Headstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 29, 2026
3. John Neely Headstone
John Mahan Headstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 29, 2026
4. John Mahan Headstone
John Neely grave is in background, second from the right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 31, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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