Local Cemeteries and Churches of Lee and Russell Counties, Alabama

File — Box: 4, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of photocopies of documents (maps, photographs, land deeds, etc.) from the earliest days of the Baptist and Methodist churches in east Alabama including minutes from the Tuskegee Baptist Association and similar organizations. It also includes Page's handwritten and typed research notes and indexes to deed books in Russell County and Cherry's The History of Opelika. Also included are pages from the Alabama Historical Quarterly dealing with the area and its early churches. Of note is Mr. Page's interest in early grist mills and saw mills in the area.

ca 1830-1900 4 boxes (2 linear feet)

Dates

Creation: 1830-1900

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

Cemeteries and Churches include: First Baptist, Bethany Church, Chewacla Baptist, Wacoochee Valley Cemetery, Union Grove Baptist, Mount Zion Cemetery, Philadelphia Baptist, Hopewell Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist, Crawford Cemetery, Concord Baptist, Union Grove United Methodist, Canaan Primitive Baptist, Mount Olive Primitive Baptist, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Greater Ebenezer Baptist, and Pitts Chapel