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

Jefferson Baptist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

1. Jefferson Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. established as
Mt. Pleasant Baptist
by Elder James Yarbrough in 1820
with 27 charter members.
By 1834 it had 150 members.
Church among the oldest in Demopolis area.

Buried in church cemetery are
John Gilmore, Reuben Hildreth and John Sample--Revolutionary War veterans who founded Jefferson and helped establish this church.

Erected 1965 by the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 32° 23.172′ N, 87° 53.777′ W. Marker is in Jefferson, Alabama, in Marengo County. It is on Alabama Route 28 0.1 miles west of Jefferson Road (County Road 57), on the right when traveling west. 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 Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Foscue House (approx. 7.1 miles away); Old Marengo County Courthouse

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(approx. 7.6 miles away); The Rooster Bridge (approx. 7.9 miles away); A County Older Than the State (approx. 8 miles away); History of Linden, Alabama (approx. 8 miles away); Whitfield Canal (approx. 9.1 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.)

Jefferson Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 14, 2014

2. Jefferson Baptist 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 1,061 times since then and 17 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.