Fourmile, also known as Redlawn, is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Shelby County,
Alabama
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, United States.
[ Fourmile is located northeast of Columbiana and west of Wilsonville. Some of the early settlers of Fourmile came from ]Lexington County
Lexington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 293,991, and the 2021 population estimate was 300,137. Its county seat and largest town is Lexington. The county was chartered ...
and Newberry County, South Carolina
Newberry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 37,719. Its county seat is Newberry. The name is of unknown origin.
Newberry County comprises the Newberry, SC Micropolitan Sta ...
.
Fourmile Baptist Church was founded on August 25, 1824, (under the name of Bethesda Baptist Church) and is the oldest continuously functioning church in the Shelby Baptist Association. The Shelby Baptist Association was founded at Bethesda Baptist Church in 1852. It is also one of the oldest existing churches of the Alabama Baptist Convention
The Alabama Baptist Convention (ABC or ABSC) is an autonomous association of Baptist churches in the state of Alabama formed in 1823. It is one of the state conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Alabama Baptist State ...
. One of the prominent early members of the church was John W. Teague, who was an early settler of Columbiana and the father of Eldred B. Teague. E. B. Teague lived on a farm in Fourmile, which he named Red Lawn. Fourmile was also the location of Blue Springs Methodist Church, which was founded in 1890. The church closed in 2004.
A post office was established under the name Redlawn in 1898, at the residence of Pickens Miner, who served as the first postmaster. The post office was in operation until 1904.Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage The Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, commonly referred to as the Alabama Register, is an official listing of buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts deemed worthy of preservation in the U.S. state of Alabama. These properties ...
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Gallery
File:Blue Springs Methodist Church (1890 Wedding Chapel).jpg, The former Blue Springs Methodist Church.
File:Fourmile Baptist Church.jpg, Fourmile Baptist Church
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Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama