Leeds in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Shiloh Cemetery
Established Circa 1820
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 18, 2011
1. Shiloh Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Shiloh Cemetery is the first recorded Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in middle Alabama. Burial at Shiloh began in 1820, a year before the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church organized in 1821 at Oakridge, now Leeds. The cemetery stood back from the public road which was the stagecoach route from Montevallo to Ashville. The church remained at the site for years, on land owned by the State of Alabama and set aside for educational purposes. About 1878, the state sold the land, and the church, which had operated a church school, moved. The cemetery is maintained by the City of Leeds. Burials date as late as 2006. The oldest names affiliated with the founding of Leeds appear on the headstones. The first Sheriff of Shelby County is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave. Some of the first families in Counties Jefferson, St. Clair and Shelby are among those buried at Shiloh.
Shiloh Cemetery is the first recorded Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in middle Alabama. Burial at Shiloh began in 1820, a year before the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church organized in 1821 at Oakridge, now Leeds. The cemetery stood back from the public road which was the stagecoach route from Montevallo to Ashville. The church remained at the site for years, on land owned by the State of Alabama and set aside for educational purposes. About 1878, the state sold the land, and the church, which had operated a church school, moved. The cemetery is maintained by the City of Leeds. Burials date as late as 2006. The oldest names affiliated with the founding of Leeds appear on the headstones. The first Sheriff of Shelby County is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave. Some of the first families in Counties Jefferson, St. Clair and Shelby are among those buried at Shiloh.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location. 33° 33.004′ N, 86° 32.485′ W. Marker is in Leeds, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Ashville Road Northeast and Morgan Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Ashville Road Northeast. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leeds AL 35094, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,817 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 9, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 6. submitted on December 18, 2022, by William Burleson of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
