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Nine markers and memorials transcribed in the Historical Marker Database name a Spurlin, from a Georgia church founder of 1842 and an Alabama Masonic officer of 1852 to veterans on Confederate, World War I and Vietnam War memorials.

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The Historical Marker Database (HMdb), a volunteer-run site that photographs and transcribes historical markers and memorials, returned nine entries containing the word "spurlin" in September 2026.[1] None of the markers is mainly about a Spurlin. The name appears in lists of church founders, lodge officers, bank directors, early settlers, county staff and veterans. The search covers the word and its plural and possessive forms, so markers that use a variant spelling such as Spurling are not included.[1]

Churches, lodges and towns

  • Franklin Baptist Church, Franklin, Georgia. A Georgia Historical Commission marker (No. 074-3) erected in 1956 on Main Street in Franklin, Heard County, says the church was organized on December 2, 1842, with 37 members. Its founders included Elder Mitchell Bennett, Jesse Moon, James Davis and James Spurlin.[2]
  • Hamilton National Bank, Hamilton, Texas. A 1966 marker (No. 2350) on the Hamilton County Courthouse Annex says the bank was chartered in 1890 with Dr. George Perry as president, J. T. James as vice-president, and J. L. Spurlin among the directors.[3]
  • St. Mary's Church, Hamilton, Texas. Another 1966 marker (No. 6375) calls St. Mary's the first Episcopal church in Hamilton County. The site was given in 1891, and the building committee was S. D. Felt, J. L. Spurlin and E. R. Williams. The church was consecrated in 1896.[4] For J. L. Spurlin and his family, see Spurlins of Hamilton County, Texas.
  • Elba Lodge No. 170, Elba, Alabama. An Alabama Historical Association marker erected in 2021 says the Grand Lodge of Alabama authorized nine Coffee County men to form the lodge on December 17, 1851. At its first meeting, on February 13, 1852, William J. Spurlin was elected tiler.[5] See Spurlins of Coffee County, Alabama.
  • Andalusia becomes the County Seat, Andalusia, Alabama. A 2013 Alabama Historical Association marker at the Three Notch Museum describes Covington County's first county seat on the Conecuh River, called "Covington Courthouse" and renamed Montezuma in 1826. It lists William Spurlin among the area's early citizens. The seat moved to the new town of Andalusia in 1844.[6] Federal land records show a William Spurlin receiving two Covington County patents in July 1824.[7] See Federal land patents to Spurlins.
  • The G.A.T.E. Center, Independence, Virginia. A plaque on the former Grayson County jail, which the county repurposed in 2016 as the Grayson Agriculture & Technical Education Center, lists county officials and staff. Among them is Keven M. Spurlin, extension agent.[8]

War memorials

  • Confederate Soldiers 1861–1865, Columbia, South Carolina. A granite monument in Elmwood Cemetery, erected in 1926 by the Confederate Home in Columbia, carries the names of Confederate veterans. John Spurlin is among the names on the front.[9] According to commentary posted with the HMdb entry, the original inscription named the sixty Confederate Home veterans buried at Elmwood, and the eleven names on the west face were added later.[9] See Spurlins in the Civil War.
  • World War I Honor Roll, Columbus, Indiana. The Bartholomew County commissioners erected this honor roll in 1939–1940. It lists county residents who served in the Army, Navy, Marines and Nurses' Corps in 1917–1918, with a star for those who died. Allen Ray Spurlin is listed without a star.[10]
  • Vietnam War Memorial, Atlanta, Georgia. Erected by the State of Georgia in 1997, the memorial lists the 1,584 Georgians killed in Southeast Asia. The list includes Daniel R. Spurlin.[11] See Daniel R. Spurlin (Vietnam War).

See also

See also

  • Places named Spurlin · Places strong
    Overview of communities, landforms, streams, crossings, cemeteries and civic sites in the United States that carry the Spurlin (or closely related Spurling) name, with pointers to Spurlin historical markers and federal land records.
  • Spurlins of Hamilton County, Texas · History strong
    John L. Spurlin (1853–1935), a Hamilton merchant, banker and railroad promoter and a nephew of John H. Reagan, was a founding director of the Hamilton National Bank in 1890 and gave his name to the railroad town of Spurlin in northwestern Hamilton County.
  • Spurlins of Coffee County, Alabama · Genealogy mixed
    Spurlins from Houston County, Georgia, settled around Elba and New Brockton in Coffee County, Alabama, by the mid-19th century. They took up federal land patents, served in Confederate regiments and appear through a century of the Elba Clipper newspaper. The rockabilly singer Tommy Spurlin was born into the Elba family, and streets in neighbouring Covington County carry the name.
  • Daniel R. Spurlin (Vietnam War) · History strong
    First Lieutenant Daniel Raymond Spurlin (1942–1968) of Atlanta was a U.S. Army adviser with MACV Advisory Team 92. He was killed by small-arms fire in Go Cong Province, South Vietnam, on September 19, 1968, and is buried in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
  • Spurlins in the World Wars · History strong
    Five Army soldiers surnamed Spurlin, from Alabama, Arizona, North Carolina and Texas, appear on the War Department's 1946 lists of World War II dead. Two are buried in American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in Italy and the Philippines.
  • Spurlins in the American Civil War · History strong
    Spurlins served on both sides of the Civil War. They included Confederates from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee and Union soldiers from New Hampshire, Iowa, Indiana and Tennessee. This roundup collects service-index records, rosters, pension, pardon and soldiers' home records, and county-history accounts.
  • Federal land patents to Spurlins · History strong
    The Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office records list 94 federal land patents to people surnamed Spurlin, issued between 1823 and 1963. Most are for land in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana before the Civil War.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin Family History in America · History mixed
    An overview of Spurlin and Spurling families in America, from colonial Virginia and New England through southern and western migration, Civil War service, and published genealogies.
  • Spurlin family lines by state · Genealogy weak
    A state-by-state guide to the main Spurlin and Spurling family lines in the United States, from colonial Virginia and North Carolina to Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas and Indiana, with the sources behind each link.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ ↑ Entries containing the word «spurlin» — Historical Marker Database — 9 entries, Sept. 2026; search includes inflectional forms Reference
  2. ↑ Franklin Baptist Church (Georgia Historical Commission marker 074-3) — HMdb — erected 1956; inscription names James Spurlin among founders Reference
  3. ↑ Hamilton National Bank (Texas marker 2350) — HMdb — erected 1966; J.L. Spurlin a director in 1890 Reference
  4. ↑ St. Mary's Church (Texas marker 6375) — HMdb — erected 1966; J.L. Spurlin on the building committee Reference
  5. ↑ Elba Lodge #170 AF & AM (Alabama Historical Association marker) — HMdb — erected 2021; William J. Spurlin elected tiler, Feb. 13, 1852 Reference
  6. ↑ Andalusia becomes the County Seat / Andalusia Railroad Depot — HMdb — erected 2013; William Spurlin among early citizens Reference
  7. ↑ GLO Records search: patents, name "Spurlin", results 1–100 — Bureau of Land Management — William Spurlin, Covington County, Ala., July 5 and July 15, 1824 (STA-AL0600__.256 and STA-AL0600__.337) Government
  8. ↑ The G.A.T.E. Center (Grayson Agriculture & Technical Education Center) — HMdb — plaque lists Keven M. Spurlin, extension agent Reference
  9. ↑ ↑ Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 (Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.) — HMdb — erected 1926 by the Confederate Home; lists Spurlin, John Reference
  10. ↑ World War I Honor Roll & Veterans Memorial (Columbus, Indiana) — HMdb — erected 1940; lists Allen Ray Spurlin (no star) Reference
  11. ↑ Vietnam War Memorial (Atlanta, Georgia) — HMdb — erected 1997 by the State of Georgia; lists Spurlin, Daniel R. Reference

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Last reviewed 2026-09-24.