Near McKinley in Marengo County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel Baptist Church & Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

1. Bethel Baptist Church & Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Constituted June 6, 1821 from the fruits of labor of the venerable Solomon Perkins, For four years after their constitution they enjoyed almost a continual revival. Home of Miss Willie Kelly, a missionary to China from 1894 to 1936. This church was deemed a significant land mark and added to the Register of Alabama Landmarks and Heritage on April 11, 1984.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1901.

Location. 32° 18.015′ N, 87° 32.439′ W. Marker is near McKinley, Alabama, in Marengo County. It is at the intersection of County Road 63 and Bee Lane, on the left when traveling north on County Road 63. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 Marengo County 63, Thomaston AL 36783, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 New Spain,

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel Hill Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Paulling Place Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Thomaston Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Thomaston Baptist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); History of the Town of Thomaston (approx. 5.6 miles away); New Hope Cemetery

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(approx. 8.8 miles away); St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard (approx. 10.2 miles away); St. Michael's Cemetery (approx. 10.2 miles away).

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Bethel Baptist Church & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 14, 2014

2. Bethel Baptist Church & Marker

Bethel Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

3. Bethel Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery (aka McKinley Cemetery) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

4. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery (aka McKinley Cemetery)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,013 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.