Near Ryland in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Shiloh United Methodist Church

Organized 1808

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 15, 2011

1. Shiloh United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. In October, 1808, the Western Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church sent James Gwinn, a circuit rider, to the "great bend" of the Tennessee River to formalize existing Methodist Societies. He organized the Flint Circuit to serve frontier settlers in southern Tennessee and Madison County, Mississippi Territory. The first meetings of the Shiloh Methodist Episcopal Church were held in a private home. In late 1819 legislation was enacted which permitted churches to own land and, in 1820, a one-half-acre plot of land known as Shiloh was purchased. An adjoining one-acre plot was added in 1876 to construct a new church. That building burned in the mid 1890's. Its replacement was destroyed by fire in 1931. The present edifice was then constructed. Shiloh remained as a circuit charge until 1953, when it began full-time worship services with B.M. McElroy as pastor. Shiloh provided a school for the community until 1917.

Erected 1998 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1808.

Location. 34° 46.193′ N, 86° 28.506′

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W. Marker is near Ryland, Alabama, in Madison County. It is on Ryland Pike west of Dug Hill Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located in the cemetery across the street from the church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ryland AL 35767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville 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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flint River Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Flint River Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Central High School / Central Junior High School (approx. 1.2 miles away); James O'Shaughnessy Home (approx. 3 miles away); Monte Sano Railway (approx. 3 miles away); Classroom at the Lake (approx. 3 miles away); Robert Fearn Home (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ryland.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 15, 2011

2. Shiloh United Methodist Church Marker

Looking west on Ryland Pike.

Shiloh United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 15, 2011

3. Shiloh United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 17, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.