Bethany Baptist Church at Burnt Corn, AL (built ca. 1874; listed on the Alabama Register)

The Bethany Baptist Church was established in 1821 in nearby Conecuh County. The church moved to Puryearville (Monroe County) on Camp Ground Creek near Burnt Corn in 1846. During this era, both Blacks and Whites worshiped at the same church. After the …

Burnt Corn Methodist Church at Burnt Corn, AL (c. 1913; listed on the Alabama Register)

The Burnt Corn Methodist Church congregation was established in 1913. They met in the Kyser-Betts Store until their church building was finished. It is a one-story frame structure with a corner attached bell tower. The building is a contributing proper …

Burnt Corn, AL (a historic settlement on the Old Federal Road; listed on the ARLH)

Burnt Corn is located between Monroeville and Evergreen on the historic Old Federal Road. The settlement that became Burnt Corn is older than the state of Alabama. It began as a trading post settlement at an intersection of Indian trails when this area …

Dr. John Watkins House near Burnt Corn, AL (built ca. 1812; recorded in HABS; listed on the Alabama Register)

This was the home of Dr. John Watkins who was one of the early and few physicians in this part of what was then still the Mississippi Territory. According to markings on Dr. Watkins’ gravestone, he was for a time the only physician between the Alabama …

Lowery Store at Burnt Corn, AL

This store was built by James K. Kyser who became the Postmaster in January 1891. The Burnt Corn Post Office was located in the back left corner of the store. The upstairs of the building once served as the Burnt Corn Masonic Lodge and it was the meeti …