Hurtsboro in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Hurtsboro United Methodist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

1. Hurtsboro United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Originally built in 1865, the First Methodist Church in Hurtsboro, then called Hurtsville, was located in Olivet, about 4 miles south. The building burned and a wooden church was built on this site in 1876. It was replaced in 1906 by the present brick building during the pastorate of Reverend W.S. Street. In 1947 a Sunday School Annex was added. The church is a significant landmark, as its beauty and stained glass windows are well known throughout the Alabama-West Florida Conference.

Erected 1994 by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Hurstboro United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 32° 14.378′ N, 85° 24.694′ W. Marker is in Hurtsboro, Alabama, in Russell County. It is on Church Road 0.1 miles south of Railroad Street (County Route 20), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 624 Church Road, Hurtsboro AL 36860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Columbus.

It is

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also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Long Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Joel Hurt House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Phoebe Tolbert Key (approx. 5.6 miles away); Creek Stand Methodist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Creek Stand AME Zion Church Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); Uchee / Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee (approx. 8.4 miles away); May 28th Celebration (approx. 8.4 miles away); Uchee Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hurtsboro.

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

2. Hurtsboro United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,340 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.