Lapine in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Fair Prospect Cemetery Montgomery County
Photographed By David J Gaines, April 8, 2012
1. Fair Prospect Cemetery Montgomery County Marker
Atop this hill lies Fair Prospect Cemetery, established in the 1840s as part of Fair Prospect Church. Land was donated for the church and cemetery by Benjamin Mitchell (1765-1848) and his wife Jane Scrimpton Mitchell (1775-1850). The location of their graves is unknown. The earliest marked burials date to 1851 and the cemetery is still active today. Justus M. Barnes, founder of Strata Academy, was a leader in the congregation and his parents are buried here. In the 1870s, the church burned after lightning struck it and the congregation began meeting at Strata Academy. When the Academy moved and became Highland Home College, the church retained the campus building on the site of Strata Church of Christ. A.S. Naftel, founder of the Naftel Community, acquired much of the Mitchell lands after 1850 and members of his family are buried here.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery RegisterErected 2011 by Jay & Ruth Mitchell Ott, Descendant of Benjamin Mitchell.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Pioneer Settlers of Ebenezer Community (approx. 3.2 miles away); Site of Highland Home College (approx. 4.2 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Letohatchee (approx. 6.7 miles away); Tankersley Rosenwald School (approx. 10 miles away); Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 10.1 miles away); Federal Road, 1805, (approx. 12.4 miles away); Pintlala Grange Hall / Grange Hall School (approx. 12.4 miles away).
Photographed By David J Gaines, April 8, 2012
2. Fair Prospect Cemetery Montgomery County Marker
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 2, 2014
3. Fair Prospect Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. 3. submitted on March 2, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
