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

Jefferson Methodist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

1. Jefferson Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Built on two acres of land deeded by John D. Catlin, May 30, 1842, to Daniel E. Ellis, James Turner, David Compton and John Besteder, trustee of Methodist Episcopal Church known as Asbury Meeting House.

This early Greek Revival building was dedicated on the first Sunday in June, 1856, by the Reverend Phillip Phillips Neely, minister from Marion, Alabama.

Services held 2nd and 4th Sundays, 9 a.m.

Erected 1976 by the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1842.

Location. 32° 23.166′ N, 87° 53.676′ W. Marker is in Jefferson, Alabama, in Marengo County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Road (County Road 57) and State Road 28, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jefferson AL 36745, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson Baptist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Foscue House (approx. 7 miles away); Old Marengo County Courthouse

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(approx. 7½ miles away); A County Older Than the State (approx. 7.9 miles away); History of Linden, Alabama (approx. 8 miles away); The Rooster Bridge (approx. 8 miles away); Whitfield Canal (approx. 9 miles away); Gaineswood (approx. 9.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Rural Southwest Alabama Attractions. (Submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

2. Jefferson Methodist Church

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 696 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.