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

Union Baptist Church And Cemetery

Photographed By Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

1. Union Baptist Church And Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Union Baptist Church was organized in 1834 by 18 or 20 members from Canaan Church. The Libscomb area was then known as East End. Members of the Rockett and Ware families donated the original two acreas of this site and a log cabin, which served as the church until a wooden building was built in 1888. The present edifice was erected in 1922. Many of the charter members are buried in the adjacent cemetery. Alabama Register of Historic Places, April 11, 1984

Erected 1984 by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 2000.

Location. 33° 25.116′ N, 86° 55.638′ W. Marker is in Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is on County Road 18, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5187 Avenue K, Bessemer AL 35020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. City of Lipscomb, Alabama (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lynching In America / The Lynching of William Miller (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Bessemer Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sweet Home / Henry W. Sweet (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bright Star / Koikos Restaurant

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); “Spirit of the American Doughboy” (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hosea Holcombe (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bethlehem United Methodist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bessemer.

Union Baptist Church Built in 1922 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

2. Union Baptist Church Built in 1922

Photographed By Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

3. Union Baptist Church And Cemetery Marker

Union Baptist Church And Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

4. Union Baptist Church And Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,049 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 10, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.