Near Arab in Marshall County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Brashier's Chapel Cemetery

Marshall County

Photographed by Johnny Tidmore, June 14, 2013

1. Brashier's Chapel Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Brashier's Chapel community was named for Hiram Brashier who emigrated from South Carolina in 1885 and settled near the present day Brashier's Chapel Cemetery. The oldest grave dates to 1866 and is for Mary Tuttle, the maternal grandmother of Stephen Tuttle Thompson, the founder of Arab. In 1891, Mariah C. Brashier sold an acre of land that formally established this site as a community cemetery. Most of the people buried here are linked by blood or marriage and their lives tell the history of this area. Among those buried here are veterans of the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Brashier's Chapel Cemetery is recognized as having historical significance in this area and was added to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission on April 17, 2012.

Erected 2013 by Brashier's Chapel Cemetery Committee (now known as the Brashier's Chapel Cemetery Association, Inc.).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1904.

Location. 34° 18.979′ N, 86° 27.185′ W. Marker is near Arab, Alabama, in Marshall County. It can be reached from Brashiers Chapel

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Road 0.1 miles east of Cobb Road, on the left when traveling east. Located behind New Brashier's Chapel United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2569 Brashiers Chapel Rd, Arab AL 35016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shoal Creek Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); 1883 Methodist Church Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Stephen Tuttle Thompson (approx. 2.4 miles away); Farmer's Exchange (approx. 2½ miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Fry Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Bear Meat Cabin Road (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arab.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Arab High School / First Arab Auditorium (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Even though it is located on property directly joining New Brashier's Chapel United Methodist Church, the cemetery is not maintained by the church congregation. The cemetery is maintained by the Brashier's Chapel Cemetery Association, Inc.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, December 26, 2025

2. Brashier's Chapel Cemetery & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2013, by Johnny Tidmore of Arab, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,183 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2015, by Johnny Tidmore of Arab, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on June 17, 2013, by Johnny Tidmore of Arab, Alabama. 2. submitted on December 26, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.