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

Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Jefferson County

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 5, 2011

1. Mt. Hebron Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In April 1836, William White donated land for a church and cemetery. In December 1904, William T. Simmons and his wife R. A. sold adjoining land to the church adding to the cemetery. The oldest marked grave is for Hepsey Herring who died October 8, 1848. Medal of Honor recipient Alfred Lee McLaughlin is buried here along with veterans from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. In 1951, a cemetery association was formed, separate from the church. In 2003, the Univ. of AL's Office of Archaeological Research identified 861 graves. Mt. Hebron Cemetery was added to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on August 17, 2009.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register

Erected 2011 by Alabama Historical Commission & Mt. Hebron Cemetery Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1836.

Location. 33° 29.961′ N, 86° 36.201′ W. Marker is in Leeds, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Eastern Valley Road (State Road 119), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 617 Eastern Valley Road, Leeds AL 35094, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Hebron School (within shouting distance of this marker); Rowan House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fuller's Mill (approx. 3.6 miles away); Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipients (approx. 3.7 miles away); Sidney Word Lee (approx. 3.7 miles away); Jonathan Bass House Museum (approx. 3.9 miles away); New Hope Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Leeds Benchmarks In History (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leeds.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 5, 2011

2. Mt. Hebron Cemetery Marker

Marker is located toward the rear of Mt Hebron Baptist Church's parking lot.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 5, 2011

3. Mt. Hebron Cemetery Marker

Marker is located toward the rear of Mt Hebron Baptist Church's parking lot.

Mt. Hebron Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 5, 2011

4. Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Gravesite of Hepsey Herring. Died October 8, 1848. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 18, 2011

5. Gravesite of Hepsey Herring. Died October 8, 1848.

Gravesite of Medal of Honor Recipient S. Sgt. Alford L. McLaughlin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 18, 2011

6. Gravesite of Medal of Honor Recipient S. Sgt. Alford L. McLaughlin

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,612 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on May 31, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 8, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.