Beulah Primitive Baptist Cemetery

04/20/2026

Don't forget to attend our military veteran tour at Beulah Cemetery this Saturday, April 25, from noon until 5:00. The cemetery is located at 531 S. Three Notch Street. Admission is $10, and proceeds will go toward the upkeep of this historic cemetery.

Join us for our Veterans Tour of Beulah Cemetery on Saturday, April 25, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the tour, we will share the history of veterans interred in Beulah Cemetery who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Creek Indian War of 1836, and the Civil War. Admission is $10, and all proceeds will support the ongoing maintenance of this historic cemetery. We hope you will make plans to attend!

04/09/2026

This marker was uncovered last year in Beulah Cemetery. The stone was broken in four places and buried underground, and the cradle grave sections were almost completely covered. As part of our preservation efforts, the marker was carefully repaired and reset.

Today, we completed the final step by planting flowers in the cradle grave of Emeline H. Lockard. Mrs. Lockard married A. T. Lockard in 1854. She died in 1863 and was buried at Beulah.

This marker has now been repaired, reset, and beautifully preserved. A special THANK YOU to David Dewberry for repairing, resetting, and restoring the marker and cradle grave. Also, a special THANK YOU to David and Karen Bullard for helping me plant the flowers today!

04/02/2026

Join us for our Veterans Tour of Beulah Cemetery on Saturday, April 25, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the tour, we will share the history of veterans interred in Beulah Cemetery who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Creek Indian War of 1836, and the Civil War. Admission is $10, and all proceeds will support the ongoing maintenance of this historic cemetery. We hope you will make plans to attend!

03/02/2026

A gravestone or headstone is a sign of respect and affection, and often serves as a way for us to remember someone we’ve lost. The information on headstones can tell us a great deal, which makes it all the more disheartening to see so many unmarked graves in cemeteries. When there is no marker, we must turn to historical documents and family records to learn who is buried there. The following stories, drawn from the files of The Troy Messenger, document the burials of several individuals in Beulah Cemetery.
In the February 22, 1883, Troy Messenger, F. J. Cowart reported the first interment in Beulah Cemetery was the remains of an old lady who, while traveling, stopped at the house of Jesse Pugh. She was suddenly taken ill and died within a few days, and was buried in Beulah Cemetery.
The next burials were those of two strangers who had purchased lands some six or seven miles below Centerville and were murdered by unknown parties.
Then, on November 4, 1880, the Troy Messenger reported that a showman died on Sunday and was buried on Monday night. It was suspected that the man had yellow fever. Since the circus had to leave, they buried their comrade at the old cemetery. It was later certified by Dr. J. M. Collier that the man’s name was Richard Lapton of Coup’s Circus and that his cause of death was jaundice.

10/07/2025

This is an event you don't want to miss!

10/01/2025

For a few nights in October, Beulah Cemetery will come alive as guided walking tours will tell the stories of some of the first settlers and founders of Troy, Alabama. Organized as Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in 1831, the cemetery was the first burial ground in what would become Troy. Tours will be given on October 24th, 25th, 30th, 31st, and Nov. 1st. Tours will begin at 6 p.m. and run to 9 p.m. Admission is $ 10.00 per person, and all proceeds will go to the continual preservation of this historical location.

This will be a great event, and I hope you will make plans to attend.

08/28/2025

05/12/2025

Even though the rain decided to join us on Saturday, it didn't put a damper on our spirits during the Beulah Cemetery cleanup! We had a great time working together to clear away concrete and other debris, and we even raked the Blan plot to make it look nice and tidy. We're looking forward to our next cleanup and would love for you to join us! So, keep your eyes and ears peeled for updates and details—it’ll be a fun time for everyone!

05/09/2025

We will have a cleanup at Beulah Cemetery this Saturday, May 10, beginning at 9:00. Please come out and help us clean this historic cemetery.

04/21/2025

Dendy Motes was born in 1798 in South Carolina. At age 32, he moved to Pike County in 1830 and settled near Beamon Creek, northwest of Troy. In 1846, he relocated his wife and nine children to Troy after purchasing property from Dr. O.S. Johnson.

During the Civil War, seven of Dendy and Martha Motes' eight sons went to fight for the Confederacy. Tragically, two of his sons, Isaac and Singleton, lost their lives at the Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond, Virginia. Another son, Patrick Henry, died in 1852 while a prisoner of war at Elmira, New York. Additionally, one son perished in the ditches at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Out of the seven sons who served during the Civil War, only three returned home at the war's end.

04/21/2025

The Pike County Historical, Genealogical & Preservation Society has obtained grant funds to clean and restore the markers at Beulah Cemetery. We will share updates on this work in the coming weeks. David Dewberry of The Caretaker Gravesite Maintenance has been handling the work for us.

04/13/2025

Welcome to the Beulah Primitive Baptist Cemetery page! We are thrilled to launch this platform to share our journey of enhancing the cemetery for future generations. Exciting events are on the horizon for 2025; you won't want to miss them.

Join us as we unveil captivating before and after photos of our preservation efforts, accompanied by inspiring historical stories of the Trojans laid to rest at Beulah Cemetery. Together, let's honor their legacy!