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By Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018
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101 Alabama, Houston County, Columbia — Columbia Cemetery — Houston County
Near West Church Street west of North Washington Street.
Front The Columbia Cemetery was started in the 1830s on land given by Rev. Edmund Talbot. It postdates the abandoned Omussee Creek Church Cemetery located a mile SW of here. A "public Meeting house," which served as the Columbia . . . Map (db m115031) HM
102 Alabama, Houston County, Gordon — Gordon Cemetery / Early Gordon Leaders
On Main Street (Alabama Route 95) 0.1 miles north of Hall Street (County Road 81), on the left when traveling north.
(side 1) Gordon Cemetery Mr. William Wood (b. 22 Mar. 1826, d. 15 Oct. 1885), a prominent Gordon businessman, donated one acre of land located north of the town center adjacent to the old river road, now U.S. Highway 95, from . . . Map (db m73371) HM
103 Alabama, Houston County, Rehobeth — Big Creek United Methodist Church / Joseph Watford Revolutionary War Veteran
On Alabama Route 605, 0.5 miles south of Boys Club Road, on the left when traveling south.
(side 1) Big Creek United Methodist Church One of the oldest churches in southeast Alabama and reportedly the oldest church in Houston County. The first church structure was a log building constructed about 20 yards north of the . . . Map (db m73356) HM
104 Alabama, Jackson County, Hollywood — Bellefonte Cemetery / Town of Bellefonte
On Bellefonte Road (County Road 33) 0.8 miles east of Lee Highway/John T Reid Parkway (U.S. 72), on the left when traveling east.
(Front): Before the courthouse was completed, the community selected a location for a cemetery. The highest elevation in Bellefonte's corporate limits was chosen as the town's burial place. The earliest inscribed marker in Bellefonte Cemetery . . . Map (db m83790) HM
105 Alabama, Jackson County, Hollywood — Old Baptist Cemetery — Jackson County
Near Alabama Route 42, 0.2 miles north of Alabama Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
A historically significant 19th century burial site, the Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Hollywood, Alabama, in the area formerly known as the Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church. The cemetery is named for the oldest documented Baptist church in . . . Map (db m166946) HM
106 Alabama, Jackson County, Scottsboro — Robert Thomas Scott, Sr. — Scottsboro Founder / Successful Pioneer
Near Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 35) north of Lee Highway (U.S. 72), on the right when traveling north.
Robert T. Scott, born in 1800 into a prominent North Carolina family who originally settled in Maryland, founded the Alabama town that bears his name. Between 1848 and 1858, he acquired 1,240 acres of choice land in the heart of Jackson County. . . . Map (db m166957) HM
107 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Hosea Holcombe — 1780-1841 — "Alabama's first church historian" —
On 14th Street South (State Highway 150) south of Fairfax Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1840 he published his study, History of Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Alabama. Also an evangelist and missionary. In 1818 moved to Alabama from Carolinas, organizing five churches in vicinity. President of Alabama Baptist . . . Map (db m27025) HM
108 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Union Baptist Church And Cemetery
On County Road 18, on the left when traveling west.
Union Baptist Church was organized in 1834 by 18 or 20 members from Canaan Church. The Libscomb area was then known as East End. Members of the Rockett and Ware families donated the original two acreas of this site and a log cabin, which served as . . . Map (db m24352) HM
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109 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 1963 Church Bombing Victims
Near Messer Airport Highway at University Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This cemetery is the final resting place of three of the four young girls killed in the September 15, 1963 church bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley and Carol Robertson are buried here. The fourth victim, . . . Map (db m61197) HM
110 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Forrest Camp No. 1435
On 60th Street North, in the median.
We salute the Confederate soldier with affection, reverence, and undying devotion to the cause for which he fought.Map (db m12240) HM
111 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — In Memory of the Pioneers
Near 19th Street North.
In memory of the Pioneers many of whom sleep in this saved spot and whose vision, courage, and arduous labor have been abundantly rewarded by the wonderful development of this great city and district This Chapel is erected by . . . Map (db m206426) HM
112 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Lane Park
On Cahaba Road at Park Lane, on the right when traveling north on Cahaba Road.
In 1822 William Pullen, Revolutionary War veteran, acquired this land from the Federal Government for farming. In 1889 his heirs sold the land to the City of Birmingham for use as the New Southside Cemetery which operated from 1889 to 1909 with . . . Map (db m27096) HM
113 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — New Hope Cemetery — Jefferson County
On Grantswood Road, on the right when traveling east.
New Hope Baptist Church and Cemetery were established here on land with a log house donated by Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Jackson Glass on August 21, 1884, for religious and educational purposes. The five-member church began with trustee Manson Glass. On . . . Map (db m83832) HM
114 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Oak Hill Cemetery — 1871 – 1971 — D A R —
Near 19th Street North.
Among pioneer citizens of Birmingham who rest here are charter members of Alabama Society Daughters of the American RevolutionMap (db m241965) HM
115 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — United Confederate Veterans
On 60th Street North, in the median.
In Memory of the Confederate Soldiers. In Memory of the Women of the Confederacy. In God we trust.Map (db m12241) HM
116 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — United Confederate Veterans — Camp Hardee No. 39
On Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
(front): United Confederate Veterans Camp Hardee No. 39 Camp Hardee No. 39 was organized as a camp of the United Confederate Veterans on August 7, 1891. This cemetery plot was acquired by the camp to provide a final resting place for the men . . . Map (db m12487) HM
117 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Wilson Chapel And Cemetery — ("The Little Brown Church in the Wildwood")
On Cumberland Drive at Balcourt Drive, on the right when traveling east on Cumberland Drive.
Wilson Chapel was built in 1916 as a memorial to James and Frances Wilson by their daughters, Rosa Wilson Eubanks and Minerva Wilson Constantine. At the time of its construction the area was developing into a community of country homes known as . . . Map (db m26681) HM
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118 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Zion Memorial Gardens
On Tarrant Huffman Road at Marshall Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Tarrant Huffman Road.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church began burying here in the mid-1800s. On June 2, 1970, New Grace Hill Cemetery, Inc., a subsidiary of the Booker T. Washington Insurance Company in Birmingham, purchased this cemetery and officially named it Zion Memorial . . . Map (db m35602) HM
119 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Fountain Heights — Capt. Charles Linn — (1814-1882)
Near 19th Street North north of 11th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
Son of a Swedish ironmaster, Linn built Birmingham's first industry, Birmingham Car & Foundry Company (Linn Iron Works); the first bank, The National Bank of Birmingham; and the City's first park, called Linn Park. When the population was less . . . Map (db m216140) HM
120 Alabama, Jefferson County, Clay — Clay Methodist Cemetery — Jefferson County
On Clay-Palmerdale Road at Old Springville Road, on the right when traveling north on Clay-Palmerdale Road.
Local Methodist connections for Clay Methodist Church were Cedar Mountain Church and Shiloh Methodist Church. Samuel, a Revolutionary War soldier, was a notable member of these early churches. Many of his descendants are buried here. James Self . . . Map (db m117209) HM
121 Alabama, Jefferson County, Clay — Mount Calvary Cemetery — Clay, Alabama — formerly Ayers, Alabama —
On Cedar Mountain Road, on the right when traveling west.
The oldest marked grave is that of Nancy Paerson, daughter of William S. Turner who was born September 23, 1813 and died September 19, 1830. Jesse Taylor deeded land for this church and graveyard on February 15, 1856. Listed in the Alabama . . . Map (db m25134) HM
122 Alabama, Jefferson County, Clay — Pioneer Massey Cemetery
Near Advent Circle.
Samuel Massey and his brother - in - law, Duke William Glenn, first came to this Territory in February 1814 with Lt. Col Reuben Nash's Regt. South Carolina Volunteer Militia to help defeat the Creek Indians in the War of 1812. Samuel Massey returned . . . Map (db m25088) HM
123 Alabama, Jefferson County, Clay — Wear Cemetery
On Old Springville Road / County Road 30, on the left when traveling north.
Established about 1850, Wear Cemetery is located off Old Springville Road to the northeast at Countryside Circle. In the 1800's the Wear family was among the first settlers of the community later known as Clay. Twenty-three remaining graves were . . . Map (db m25113) HM
124 Alabama, Jefferson County, Homewood — Union Hill Cemetery
On Hollywood Boulevard east of Malaga Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Union Hill Cemetery is the burial ground of many pioneers and early settlers of the Shades Valley area. It was established in the 1870s, but includes gravestones dating back to the early 1850s due to the relocation of two earlier, smaller cemeteries . . . Map (db m83873) HM
125 Alabama, Jefferson County, Homewood — Union Hill Cemetery, Union Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, Union Hill School
On Hollywood Blvd at Union Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east on Hollywood Blvd.
This cemetery is the final resting place of many of Shades Valley's pioneer residents. A few of the earliest headstones date from the mid-1850s. Descendants of these settlers helped mold the cities of Mountain Brook and Homewood. Located on property . . . Map (db m26294) HM
126 Alabama, Jefferson County, Hoover — Patton Chapel Church 1866
On Patton Chapel Road west of Montgomery Highway (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west.
Just after the War Between the States Robert Berry Patton gave seven acres of land, logs from his sawmill to build a church, school and cemetery. He served as the first pastor. Fire destroyed the church in 1908 and 1938. The school served the area . . . Map (db m83915) HM
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127 Alabama, Jefferson County, Hueytown, Dolomite — Bethlehem Church Cemetery
On Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive at Tin Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive.
The original founders and charter members of Bethlehem Methodist Church are buried in this cemetery, consisting of benefactors, constructors, architects, soldiers, preachers and evangelists. Included are Ebenezer Hearn (1794-1862), James Rutledge . . . Map (db m215907) HM
128 Alabama, Jefferson County, Leeds — Mt. Hebron Cemetery — Jefferson County
Near Eastern Valley Road (State Road 119), on the right when traveling east.
In April 1836, William White donated land for a church and cemetery. In December 1904, William T. Simmons and his wife R. A. sold adjoining land to the church adding to the cemetery. The oldest marked grave is for Hepsey Herring who died October 8, . . . Map (db m83917) HM
129 Alabama, Jefferson County, Leeds — Shiloh Cemetery — Established Circa 1820
On Ashville Road Northeast at Morgan Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Ashville Road Northeast.
Shiloh Cemetery is the first recorded Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in middle Alabama. Burial at Shiloh began in 1820, a year before the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church organized in 1821 at Oakridge, now Leeds. The cemetery stood back from . . . Map (db m49350) HM
130 Alabama, Jefferson County, Mount Olive — Graham Cemetery
On Mount Olive Road, 0.3 miles north of Whitten Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Graham Cemetery contains approximately 155 marked burials, with the earliest dating back to 1880. Buried in the cemetery are members of the Graham family, some of the first settlers of the area. Thomas Graham purchased 40 acres of land in the . . . Map (db m173408) HM
131 Alabama, Jefferson County, Mulga — Historic Lakeview Cemetery
On Port Birmingham Rd (State Highway 269) at Finland Road, on the right when traveling west on Port Birmingham Rd.
This cemetery is owned by St. John Baptist Church in Edgewater and operated by Scott-McPherson Funeral Home, Inc. US Steel Corporation previously owned the area and it is historically associated with the Edgewater Mining Camp community established . . . Map (db m37221) HM
132 Alabama, Jefferson County, Trussville — Mt. Nebo Cemetery — Jefferson County
On Gadsden Highway, 0.1 miles east of Calumet Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
This cemetery is named for the nearby Montneba Presbyterian Church, or Mt. Nebo, which was originally established on October 2, 1867, as the Presbytery of Springville Synod. On October 25, 1958, this church was renamed First Presbyterian Church of . . . Map (db m217759) HM
133 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Elgin — Daniel White — Settled Here in 1818
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.7 miles west of County Road 583, on the left when traveling west.
Daniel White, native of North Carolina, purchased land here in 1818, a year before Alabama became a state. His home and stagecoach stop, "Wayside Inn" was a large two~ story log house located on the North side of the highway from this site. In 1834 . . . Map (db m29170) HM
134 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — "Mountain" Tom Clark — Hanged September 4, 1872
On Tennessee Street.
The notorious outlaw gang leader who boasted that no one would ever run over Tom Clark lies buried near the center of Tennessee Street where now all who pass by do run over him. In 1872, Clark, who terrorized helpless citizens during the Civil War, . . . Map (db m80320) HM
135 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Florence Cemetery — -1818-
On East College Street, on the right when traveling east.
When the city was surveyed this land described as "outside the city limits" was designated as the burying grounds for the new town. It contains the graves of early settlers, including a son and brother of Ferdinand Sannoner, Surveyor of Florence, . . . Map (db m83968) HM
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136 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Governor Hugh McVay Home Site and Cemetery
On N. Cox Creek Parkway.
McVay (1766~1851), South Carolina native, built a three room log house at head of Cox's Creek about 1818. Community later called Mars Hill. He was a member of Mississippi Territorial Legislature, delegate to convention of 1819 which framed . . . Map (db m35260) HM
137 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Hickory Hill Plantation Slave Cemetery
On Surveyor Road near Cloverdale Road (Alabama Route 157), on the left when traveling west.
Side 1: To the south of this marker is the Hickory Hill Plantation Slave Cemetery which contains the remains of approximately 140 African-Americans. These individuals labored in the bonds of slavery during the period 1818 to 1865 and many . . . Map (db m138778) HM
138 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — John Coffee: 1772-1833
On Surveyor Road, 0.2 miles west of Cloverdale Road, on the left when traveling west.
(side 1) John Coffee was born in Prince Edward County, VA, in 1772, the son of Joshua and Elizabeth Graves Coffee. The family moved to NC in 1777. After his father died in 1798, Coffee and other family members moved to Davidson County, TN . . . Map (db m100248) HM WM
139 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Old Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church & Cemetery — Lauderdale County
On County Route 34, 0.1 miles south of County Route 94, on the right when traveling south.
In 1824, settlers from the Carolinas built Old Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church, the first church in the Cowpen Creek area and one of the earliest churches in Lauderdale County. Although the cemetery was likely established before the church . . . Map (db m236490) HM
140 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Pesthouse and Cemetery / Pestilences — 1866 / "Prior to 20th Century"
On Wildwood Park Road at Waterloo Road on Wildwood Park Road.
Side 1 Following an outbreak of the dreaded plague, smallpox (Variola), at Florence during the winter of 1865-66, the Board of Alderman adopted a resolution on January 2, 1866, that a Pesthouse be “erected at the vineyard as soon as . . . Map (db m84043) HM
141 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery — — Established prior to 1843 —
On County Road 222 west of County Road 231, on the right when traveling west.
The first marked grave here is that of David Reeder who died November 14, 1843. An earlier unmarked burial was a Mrs. McClure from Ireland. The original log church and school stood just north of the cemetery. In 1884, a new church was erected north . . . Map (db m156987) HM
142 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Soldier's Rest — -1862-
On South Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling north.
This area is the military cemetery for Confederate Soldiers. After an 1862 skirmish in the streets of Florence, it was used to bury casualties until the end of the Civil War. Many unknown Confederates and a few unknown Union soldiers rest here. . . . Map (db m28402) HM
143 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery — Church Organized 1818: — First Cemetery Burial 1819 —
On County Road 15.
Church organized in 1819; First Cemetery Burial in 1819. One of the earliest Methodist Congregations in the area, this church was organized by local preacher, Rev. Alexander Faires, in a log school built in 1816. Land donated in 1818 for church and . . . Map (db m56354) HM
144 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Wilson Family Cemetery 19th Century / Slave Cemetery 19th Century
On Plantation Springs Drive.
Side A In 1818 three Wilson brothers John, Matthew and Samuel, came from Virginia to purchase large farms in this area. The plantations of John and Matthew joined near this cemetery. All three brothers and their families are buried here. . . . Map (db m28160) HM
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145 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Greenhill — Tabernacle Cemetery — Lauderdale County
On County Road 47 at County Road 140, on the left when traveling north on County Road 47.
This is one of the earliest community burial grounds in Lauderdale County. The oldest dated gravestone is for Catherine Hill, first wife of Green Berry Hill, for whom the community is named. She died on June 8, 1825. George Kennedy deeded five acres . . . Map (db m154332) HM
146 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Lexington — Grassy Memorial Chapel and Cemetery
On Alabama Route 64 at County Road 89, on the right when traveling west on State Route 64.
Established in 1894 as New Salem Presbyterian Church. Originally affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the first recorded meeting was held 1897, William White, Pastor. The Church became affiliated with Presbyterian U.S.A. in 1907. . . . Map (db m86305) HM
147 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Rogersville — Bettie Anne Highway
On County Road 568 at County Road 51, on the left when traveling west on County Road 568.
The home-place of Bettie Anne Springer-Thornton lies 1.6 miles north on the east side of Lauderdale County Road 51. This home was originally a one-room log cabin, built between 1892 and 1894 by Levi Patrick Thornton. Two rooms and a dog-trot were . . . Map (db m141966) HM
148 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Rogersville — Gabriel “Old Gabe” Butler — 1779~1856
On CR 421.
Gabriel Butler “Ole Gabe” was born in the Carolinas in 1779, about the time of the Revolutionary War. His name is on records in Kentucky in the 1800s. He married his first wife, Sarah Whitesides, in Warren County, KY, on December 26, 1803. Gabe . . . Map (db m216372) HM
149 Alabama, Lawrence County, Courtland — Courtland Cemetery — -1819-
On Van Buren Street, 0.1 miles north of Jefferson Street.
Side A One of Alabama's oldest and most picturesque town cemeteries, this site was set aside as a burying ground by the Courtland Land Company in its original survey made prior to the incorporation of the town in 1819. Many of the area's . . . Map (db m84304) HM
150 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Peerson/McKelvey Cemetery
On Court Street (County Route 460) 0.3 miles west of Alabama Route 157, on the right when traveling west.
First known as the Peerson Cemetery, it later became the McKelvey Cemetery and still carries that name. Buried here are some early Moulton pioneers and merchants, Veterans of the War of 1812 and Civil War, each contributed to Moulton's early . . . Map (db m84312) HM
151 Alabama, Lawrence County, Mount Hope — 150 — Lawson Hubbard — Legends & Lore
On County Road 448, 0.1 miles west of County Road 23, on the right when traveling south.
Ca. 1875-1947. Faith healer. Fortune teller and finder of lost things. His yard filled every Sunday with seekers from near and far. Buried here.Map (db m239806) HM
152 Alabama, Lawrence County, Oakville — Copena Burial Mound
On County Route 187.
Copena Indians built this mound with baskets of dirt some 2000 years ago. The Copena name was derived from their use of copper and galena (lead ore) found in their burials along with gorgets and celts. The mounds were a burial site with the dead . . . Map (db m84315) HM
153 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Baptist Hill
On South Dean Road at East Thach Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Dean Road.
(Side 1) Auburn's first separate black community cemetery offers a rich source of the city’s black heritage. Much of the history is oral but it is known that a white man gave most of the land in the early 1870’s. The four acre cemetery . . . Map (db m74453) HM
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154 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Pine Hill Cemetery
On Armstrong Street at Miller Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Armstrong Street.
(Side 1) Pine Hill was established in 1837 and is the oldest cemetery in Auburn. Judge John J. Harper, Auburn's founder, donated almost six acres to the new town to be used as a community burying ground for white settlers and their . . . Map (db m74474) HM
155 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — African-American Rosemere Cemetery — Lee County
On Long Street at Auburn Street, on the left when traveling north on Long Street.
Side 1 On February 9, 1876, the City of Opelika paid D.B. Preston $80 for two acres of land to establish an African-American section of Rosemere Cemetery. This rectangular area of the cemetery contains 176 blocks, with 16 being partial . . . Map (db m75139) HM
156 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Lebanon Methodist Meeting House
On Old Columbus Road at Edwards Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Columbus Road.
Here in 1837 was Lebanon A Methodist meeting house around which grew up OpelikaMap (db m75149) HM
157 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — New Rosemere Cemetery — Lee County
On Long Street, 0.1 miles north of Auburn Street, on the left when traveling north.
Side 1 The City of Opelika purchased 19.6 acres of land to expand Rosemere Cemetery. This rectangular area is the newest portion. There are 193 blocks with varying numbers of sections and spaces in each. 467 grave markers have death dates . . . Map (db m75140) HM
158 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Old Rosemere Cemetery — Lee County
Near Long Street, 0.2 miles north of Auburn Street, on the right when traveling north.
Side 1 On July 23, 1869, the City of Opelika purchased ten acres of land for a cemetery from Dr. A.B. Bennett for $100 an acre. On November 23, 1869, he accepted his choice of a lot in exchange for the debt. The earliest marked grave is . . . Map (db m85335) HM
159 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Cambridge
On Cambridge Lane (County Road 93) 0.6 miles south of U.S. 72, on the left when traveling south.
North Side This marks the site of Cambridge, a small town established in the earliest years of Limestone County. In 1818, it consisted of several business houses, shops, and a mill. It was one of three locations considered for the county . . . Map (db m60177) HM
160 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Coleman Family — Coleman Hill
On 4th Street at Grace Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street.
Wealthy and influential Virginia family settled here in 1820's. Daniel Coleman (1801-1857) built his stately home a block west about 1826. During the Civil War, home was occupied by Yankee troops who took Elizabeth Coleman's teeth for their gold . . . Map (db m85389) HM
161 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Confederate Circle
Near East Hobbs Street west of Thomas Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Confederate Circle in Athens City Cemetery contains graves of over 50 soldiers killed in or around Athens during the WBTS, 8 unknown. Around 1898 ladies of the local UDC were working in the cemetery when bones, believed to be soldiers, were . . . Map (db m94159) HM
162 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Copena Mound
Near Bay Village Drive at Bay Hill Drive.
This burial mound is one of hundreds constructed during the Middle Woodland period between 100 BC and AD 500 by native people who shared burial practices with other similar cultural groups extending from the Gulf and Atlantic coasts to Canada. . . . Map (db m154232) HM
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163 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Lentzville Cemetery
On Lentzville Road, 0.7 miles south of Barker Road, on the right when traveling south.
Lentzville Cemetery began as the family cemetery for the family of John Henry Lentz (7 Feb 1753-18 Jul 1835) and his wife Savilla. John Henry was a veteran of the American Revolution and pioneer settler of Limestone County, entering his land in . . . Map (db m114306) HM
164 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Old Town Cemetery
On East Washington Street west of East Street, on the right when traveling west.
This is the earliest known cemetery in the town of Athens, and the final resting place for many of its first citizens. The earliest burials date from the 1820’s and continue through the mid-1800’s, with an occasional burial past 1900. Through the . . . Map (db m71525) HM
165 Alabama, Limestone County, Elkmont — Old New Garden Cemetery / New Garden Cumberland Presbyterian Church
On New Garden Road at New Garden Road (County Route 98), on the right when traveling south on New Garden Road.
(Side A) Old New Garden Cemetery This cemetery is one of the oldest in Limestone County and is listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register. Many of the areas earliest settlers are buried here including Patsy Elmore, widow of a . . . Map (db m73836) HM
166 Alabama, Limestone County, Greenbrier — Druid's Grove Plantation / Jones-Donnell Cemetery
Near Oakwood Lane at Old Highway 20, on the left when traveling south.
VA native John Nelson Spotswood Jones, son of Rev. War Capt. Lewellen Jones, cousin of Martha Washington, and descendant of Rev. Rowland Jones of Williamsburg's Bruton Parish, built Druid's Grove near this site before 1820 and established the . . . Map (db m70235) HM
167 Alabama, Limestone County, Salem — Abner Alloway Strange, Sr. — 1761-1835 — Veteran of the American Revolution —
On Buck Island Road (State Highway 99) north of Sugar Way, on the left when traveling south.
Approximately 200 yards east of this site are the unmarked graves of Abner Alloway Strange, Sr., and other family members. (The markers were moved to Salem Methodist Cemetery in 1977.) A Sergeant in the Virginia Militia, Strange was at Yorktown . . . Map (db m32561) HM
168 Alabama, Limestone County, Salem — Cunningham Cemetery — Limestone County
On Dupree Hollow Road (County Route 37) 0.5 miles south of Easter Ferry Road (County Route 104), on the left when traveling south.
The first known burial here is Charles Cunningham who died September 28, 1852. Many unmarked fieldstones are present that could mark older graves. The cemetery contains 82 identifiable burials with headstones. Six Confederate soldiers, WWI, and WWII . . . Map (db m98753) HM
169 Alabama, Limestone County, Salem — Dupree Cemetery — Limestone County
Near Dupree Hollow Road (County Route 37) 1.4 miles north of Buck Island Road (Alabama Route 99), on the left when traveling north.
The first known burial here is Nancy Vinson Christopher who died May 16, 1852. Many unmarked fieldstones are present that could mark older graves. The cemetery contains 52 identifiable burials with headstones. Five Confederate soldiers and one WWII . . . Map (db m71991) HM
170 Alabama, Limestone County, Tanner — Harris-Pryor House — (Flower Hill Farm)
On U.S. 31.
Side A Build abt. 1858 by Schuyler Harris on land once owned by Henry Augustine Washington, a distant relative of the first president. Through purchases, marriages, and inheritance between the Washington, Harris and Pryor families, all . . . Map (db m85458) HM
171 Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Lewis-Smith Cemetery — 1837-1901 — Historic Site —
Near South Broad Street at Cross Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Early Settlers Family Burial siteMap (db m245996) HM
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172 Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Lewis-Smith Historic Cemetery — Lowndes County
On South Broad Street (County Road 29) at Cross Lane, on the right when traveling north on South Broad Street.
Frances Lewis II (1768-1837), a planter, was the first soul to be interred in this family cemetery. Lewis was born a British subject in the Colony of Virginia and migrated to Alabama in the 1820s. The fathers of both Frances Lewis II and his . . . Map (db m245991) HM
173 Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Our Confederate Soldiers — 1861   1865
Near North Broad Street, 1.5 miles north of U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
In Honor of Our Confederate Soldiers 1861 1865 Jno Alexander • Wm. Alexander • Wm. H. Alexander • Ed Alexander • Capt. M.F. Bonham • Maj. Bright • Capt. T.B. Brown • Alberta Caffee • Irvin Crocheron • J.P. Caffee • Jim Crocheron • Jno. . . . Map (db m85472) WM
174 Alabama, Macon County, Creek Stand — Creek Stand AME Zion Church Cemetery — Macon County
Near Slim Road, 0.3 miles south of County Road 10, on the right when traveling south.
Creek Stand's earliest African-American pioneers and their descendants are buried here. Oral history indicates that many slaves were buried here generations before the original church was constructed in 1895. These ancestors came to Macon County . . . Map (db m227725) HM
175 Alabama, Macon County, Creek Stand — Creek Stand Methodist Church
On County Road 10, 0.2 miles west of County Road 79, on the left when traveling north.
Creek Stand Methodist Church and Historic Cemetery dating back to about 1850 The original church was dismantled and reconstructed with same material in smaller size during the year 1951Map (db m188777) HM
176 Alabama, Macon County, Fort Davis — Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church — Macon County
On U.S. 29, 0.1 miles north of County Route 2, on the right when traveling north.
Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church is one of the oldest Black Missionary Baptist Churches in Macon County. The church was organized in 1860 under the leadership of Rev. M. Eley and the Tuskegee Baptist Association. Between 1860 and 1876, Elizabeth . . . Map (db m205266) HM
177 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Camp Watts — Named for Thomas H. Watts — CSA Attorney General (1862-63) and Alabama Governor (1863-65) —
On Union Camp Road, 0.2 miles north of Cooper Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The camp on this site served as a military hospital, a camp of conscription and instruction, a supply depot, and a cemetery during the War Between the States. At one time, there were hundreds of headstones and rocks marking the final resting place . . . Map (db m73529) HM
178 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
On Alabama Route 81 south of Pistol Range Road, on the right.
Oldest Identified Grave Site: 1881. Grave sites include participants of the U.S. Public Health Study of Syphilis in Untreated Black Males, 1930-1972. Designated State of Alabama Historic Site: 2006Map (db m151227) HM
179 Alabama, Macon County, Opelika — Francis Marion Whatley Cemetery
On County Route 43, 0.1 miles north of County Route 24, on the right when traveling north.
This cemetery was founded in 1900 when Francis Marion Whatley and Emma Whatley buried their daughter, Ophelia. A son of Simeon Whatley, Francis was a Confederate prisoner of war veteran. He was a prominent landowner, farmer, and cotton gin and . . . Map (db m204230) HM
180 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Tuskegee Cemetery — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Booker T Washington Boulevard, 0.1 miles south of Frederick D. Patterson Drive, on the right when traveling south.
More than 8,000 people, White and Colored, rich and poor, from the lowliest farm and the richest Fifth Avenue mansion crowded in and around the school chapel to pay homage [to Booker T. Washington]. —Baltimore . . . Map (db m99943) HM
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181 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — David Peter Lewis — 24th Governor of Alabama — 1872 - 1874 —
On Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE, on the left when traveling south on Maple Hill Street Southeast.
Alabama Circuit JudgeMap (db m235548) HM
182 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Early Settlers Cemetery — Madison County
On Meridianville Bottom Road, 0.1 miles south of Bolling Road, on the right when traveling north.
This unmarked cemetery site was discovered during the relocation of a section of Meridianville Bottom Road in July 2012. Though no marked graves are present, this might be a family graveyard associated with the early settlers of Madison County. . . . Map (db m154283) HM
183 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Glenwood Cemetery
On Cemetery Street Northwest at Hall Avenue Northwest, in the median on Cemetery Street Northwest.
Glenwood Cemetery replaced the original slave cemetery, known as "Georgia,” which had been established in 1818 and located north of the present Huntsville Hospital. Glenwood Cemetery was established in 1870 by the City of Huntsville following . . . Map (db m154245) HM
184 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Harris Hill Cemetery
On Moores Mill Road at Old Gurley Road NE, on the left when traveling south on Moores Mill Road.
Harris Hill Cemetery is located Sec. 17, T3, and R1E, on the south side of Highway 72 East at the intersection of Moores Mill Road and Highway 72 East in a large clump of trees on a small rise. This is the old home place and family graveyard of . . . Map (db m43878) HM
185 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — John Williams Walker — 200 Alabama Bicentennial
Near Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE.
Born in Virginia; graduate of Princeton; lawyer, planter, and politician. President of the Alabama Constitutional Convention held July 5-Aug 2, 1819 in what is now Huntsville; 1 of 8 signers from Madison County; and 1 of 44 delegates from 22 . . . Map (db m235545) HM
186 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Maple Hill Cemetery
On Wells Avenue SE at Maple Hill Street SE on Wells Avenue SE.
(side 1) Established 1818 by the City of Huntsville Maple Hill Cemetery has become the final resting place of many citizens of this community. Here lie brave men who served in the major wars of our nation, many public servants, . . . Map (db m28791) HM
187 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Maple Hill Cemetery — Established 1818
On Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE, on the right when traveling north on Maple Hill Street Southeast.
Oldest and largest municipal cemetery in continuous operation in the South.Map (db m235547) HM
188 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Reuben Chapman — 13th Governor of Alabama — 1847 - 1849 —
Near Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE.
Representative, Alabama State Legislature U.S. Senator C.S.A. Envoy to France Map (db m235542) HM
189 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Robert Miller Patton — 20th Governor of Alabama — 1865 - 1867 —
On Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE, on the right when traveling south on Maple Hill Street Southeast.
Representative, Alabama State Legislature President, Alabama State Senate Map (db m235549) HM
190 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Site of the Huntsville Slave Cemetery
On Madison Street at St. Clair Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Madison Street.
On September 3, 1818, the Huntsville City Commissioners purchased two acres of land from LeRoy Pope for a "burying ground" for slaves. This cemetery was located within the NE quarter of Section 1, Township 4, Range 1 West of the Base Meridian. It . . . Map (db m35214) HM
191 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Slave Cemetery — 1800s
On Liberty Lane near H.L. Cleveland Way, in the median.
This cemetery site was used as a burial ground for slaves who lived on both the Peter Blow and Job Key plantations from 1811 to 1865. Dred Scott's first wife and their two children are believed to have been buried here. The cemetery continued to be . . . Map (db m31562) HM
192 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville, Five Points — Clement Comer Clay — 200 Alabama Bicentennial
On Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE, on the left when traveling west on Maple Hill Street Southeast.
Born in Virginia; attorney, judge, and planter. Chair of Committee of Fifteen that drafted the 1st Alabama Constitution during Convention held July 5-Aug 2, 1819 in what is now Huntsville; 1 of 8 signers from Madison County; and 1 of 44 delegates . . . Map (db m235535) HM
193 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville, Five Points — Clement Comer Clay — 8th Governor of Alabama — 1835 - 1837 —
On Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE, on the left when traveling west on Maple Hill Street Southeast.
Member, Alabama Territorial Legislature Chairman, Drafting Committee of First Alabama Constitution 1819 Representative, Alabama State Legislature Alabama Circuit Judge First Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court U.S. . . . Map (db m235537) HM
194 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville, Five Points — Thomas Bibb — 200 Alabama Bicentennial
Near Maple Hill Street Southeast near Eustis Ave SE.
Born in Virginia; prominent in business, finance, and politics. 1 of 3 signers from Limestone County at 1st Alabama Constitutional Convention held July 5- Aug. 2, 1819 in what is now Huntsville; 1 of 44 delegates from 22 counties. The Alabama . . . Map (db m235540) HM
195 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville, Five Points — Thomas Bibb — 2nd Governor of Alabama — 1820 - 1821 —
Near Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE.
(Succeeded His Brother William Wyatt Bibb, H.D., as Governor Delegate, Alabama, Constitution Convention 1819 Representative, Alabama State Legislature President, First Alabama State Senate Map (db m235541) HM
196 Alabama, Madison County, Madison — James Henry Bibb
On Bibb Street north of Mill Road, on the left when traveling north.
In memory of James Henry Bibb One of the founding fathers of Madison Station in November 1869. Erected by his grandson Map (db m44265) HM
197 Alabama, Madison County, Madison — Madison Cemetery
Near Mill Road, 0.1 miles west of Hughes Road, on the right when traveling west.
Final resting place for many early settlers and their ancestors circa 1914Map (db m191688) HM
198 Alabama, Madison County, Madison — Old Madison Cemetery — Madison County
On Maple Street south of Mille Road, on the left when traveling south.
Listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register in 2015 by the Alabama Historical Commission. This plot of ground has been the resting place of many of Madison's pioneer families since the early 1800s. This marker is erected to remember and honor . . . Map (db m191687) HM
199 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Bethel Cemetery — Madison County — Established c. 1823 —
On Keel Hollow Road, 0.1 miles north of Cherry Tree Road (County Route 28), on the left when traveling north.
(front) On October 11, 1823, Bethel Church joined the MUD Creek Association of Primitive Baptist Churches. Frank P. and Nannie Butler Ivy deeded Bethel Cemetery to Bethel Church on May 25, 1891. On June 5, 1982 the Bethe Cemetery Perpetual . . . Map (db m126816) HM
200 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Hayden Cemetery
On Hayden Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles west of Poplar Ridge Road, on the left when traveling west.
On August 19, 1887, Tranquilla J. Haden gave to the Poplar Ridge community 1.5 acres at this site for a cemetery later to be called Hayden. The site had been used as a cemetery since as early as 1858. The cemetery expanded to 5.1 acres through . . . Map (db m191685) HM

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