Mulga in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Historic Lakeview Cemetery

Photographed by Julia Frost, August 18, 2010

1. Historic Lakeview Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery is owned by St. John Baptist Church in Edgewater and operated by Scott-McPherson Funeral Home, Inc. US Steel Corporation previously owned the area and it is historically associated with the Edgewater Mining Camp community established for the workers of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company (TCI, later US Steel). The cemetery , now 3.5 acres, was deeded to St. John Baptist Church by US Steel on March 3, 2003. It is a non-profit cemetery.

Erected 2007 by St. John Baptist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1970.

Location. 33° 32.187′ N, 86° 57.687′ W. Marker is in Mulga, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Port Birmingham Rd (State Highway 269) and Finland Road, on the right when traveling west on Port Birmingham Rd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mulga AL 35118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moving the Mail (approx. 4.1 miles away); Town of Sylvan Springs / Town of Sylvan Springs (approx. 4.2 miles away); Miles College Leaders, Students Active During Civil Rights Era

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(approx. 4.9 miles away); Belview Heights Neighborhood (approx. 5.4 miles away); Bethlehem United Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Bethlehem Church Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Bethlehem United Methodist Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Downtown Graysville (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Tuxedo Junction (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2010, by Julia Frost of Hoover, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,035 times since then and 72 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 24, 2010, by Julia Frost of Hoover, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.