Clayton in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Union Baptist Church Cemetery

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 6, 2012

1. Union Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Church founded in 1835 and rebuilt in 1947. Union Baptist Church is the second oldest Baptist church in Barbour County. In memory of Reverend John L. Dowling. Loving husband and father.

Erected by Alice Bush Dowling and children.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 31° 50.37′ N, 85° 23.956′ W. Marker is in Clayton, Alabama, in Barbour County. It is on Bowden Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 508 Bowden Road, Clayton AL 36016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Black Belt,

and in the Wiregrass.

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

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are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Corley Wallace, Lurleen Burns Wallace Governors of Alabama (approx. 3.7 miles away); Davis-Wallace House (approx. 3.8 miles away); In Loving Memory of the Clayton Soldiers of the World War (approx. 3.9 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Miller – Martin Townhouse (approx. 4 miles away); Comrades (approx. 4 miles away); History of Clayton, Alabama / Clayton’s Architectural Heritage (approx. 4 miles away); Jere Locke Beasley (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clayton.

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 6, 2012

2. Union Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,080 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.