Sterrett in Shelby County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Old Sterrett Cemetery
Cedars of Beulah Land Burial Ground
Pumpkin Swamp Road → .3 mile
Photographed by David J Gaines, September 12, 2012
1. Old Sterrett Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Old Sterrett Cemetery. Cedars of Beulah Land Burial Ground. This cemetery was established around 1841. The oldest marked grave is for Polly Webster (1822-May 3, 1841), daughter of Beulah Land founder Henley Webster, born February 5, 1805 in Anderson County, SC and died February 20, 1884. This hallowed ground and the surrounding 40 acres was acquired by Henley Webster on December 20, 1824. Legislative action dated May 28, 1828 established a postal road from Ashville through Beulah Land and Harpersville to Montevallo. Other pioneer settlers of Beulah Land included James Kuykendall Byers; Joel Falkner, Sr.; William Gulledge Falkner; John H. Goodwin; Stephen M. Hollis; John Adams Kincaid; Henry Clay Rudd; Hiram Stracener; John H. Vick; and James Washington White., Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
This cemetery was established around 1841. The oldest marked grave is for Polly Webster (1822-May 3, 1841), daughter of Beulah Land founder Henley Webster, born February 5, 1805 in Anderson County, SC and died February 20, 1884. This hallowed ground and the surrounding 40 acres was acquired by Henley Webster on December 20, 1824. Legislative action dated May 28, 1828 established a postal road from Ashville through Beulah Land and Harpersville to Montevallo. Other pioneer settlers of Beulah Land included James Kuykendall Byers; Joel Falkner, Sr.; William Gulledge Falkner; John H. Goodwin; Stephen M. Hollis; John Adams Kincaid; Henry Clay Rudd; Hiram Stracener; John H. Vick; and James Washington White.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
Erected 2010 by Beulah Baptist Church and Friends & Descendants of These Early Settlers of Beulah Land.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is February 2008.
Location. 33° 26.505′ N, 86° 28.688′ W. Marker is in Sterrett, Alabama, in Shelby County. It is at the intersection of Alabama Route 25 and County Route 469, on the left when traveling south on Alabama Route 25. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sterrett AL 35147, 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 New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by David J Gaines, September 12, 2012
2. Old Sterrett Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,228 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
