Barnwell in Barnwell County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013

1. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Sometimes called the Red Hill Cemetery. Original site of Barnwell First Baptist Church. First Baptist Church is the oldest continual institution in Barnwell. Established in 1802. Both the 1850 building and the 1926 building stood on this site.

Earlier church buildings were located nearby. The cemetery is one of the oldest in Barnwell. Another old Baptist cemetery located on the corner of Wall and Gilmore Streets across from Bethlehem Baptist Church location of the 1825 Baptist Church building.

Among the many notables buried here is J. Lewis Shuck, first Southern Baptist missionary to China.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 33° 14.646′ N, 81° 21.983′ W. Marker is in Barnwell, South Carolina, in Barnwell County. Marker is on Jackson Street (U.S. 278), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnwell SC 29812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Calhoun Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Barnwell County Confederate Monument

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(within shouting distance of this marker); To the Veterans of All The Wars (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Honor the Memory of those Soldiers (about 300 feet away); Barnwell County Revolutionary War Monument (about 300 feet away); Edgar A. Brown (about 400 feet away); Solomon Blatt, Sr. (about 400 feet away); Barnwell County Courthouse (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnwell.

Photographed By Melissa Roberts, November 16, 2011

2. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

Photographed By Brian Scott, March 22, 2016

3. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery Marker

Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013

4. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery and Marker

Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery Marker seen along Jackson Street (U.S. 278) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013

5. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery Marker seen along Jackson Street (U.S. 278)

Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery notable grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013

6. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery notable grave

Capt.
Jos. D. Allen
1 S.C. Mil.
Indian War

Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, March 22, 2016

7. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery

Photographed By Brian Scott, March 22, 2016

8. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery

Joseph Duncan Allen Tombstone<br>Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, March 22, 2016

9. Joseph Duncan Allen Tombstone
Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery

Mason Seal
Joseph Duncan Allen
February 12, 1812 - November 28, 1880
Captain U.S. Army
Seminole War 1836-37
Mexican War 1846-47
Enlisted as a Private - CSA 1861
S.C. House of Representatives 1837-38
S.C. Senate 1854-62
First Worshipful Master Allen Lodge 38 AFM
Donated Sundial to Barnwell County

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2011, by Melissa Roberts of Barnwell, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on March 28, 2014, by Thomas C. Gorrell of Aiken, South Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on February 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on December 20, 2011, by Melissa Roberts of Barnwell, South Carolina. 3. submitted on June 19, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 19, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.