Near Orrville in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Whitt Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

1. Whitt Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Whitt Cemetery has been placed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission

Erected by the Alabama Historical Commission and the Whitt Family.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list.

Location. 32° 20.944′ N, 87° 8.641′ W. Marker is near Orrville, Alabama, in Dallas County. It is on County Road 9 0.4 miles north of State Route 22, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orrville AL 36767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Beloit Industrial Institute (approx. 0.7 miles away); Alabama's First Gothic Revival Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Cahawba’s Current Residents (approx. 3.1 miles away); Cahawba's Changing Landscape (approx. 3.1 miles away); Black Belt Transformations (approx. 3.1 miles away); What Happened to Cahaba (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 3.2 miles away); C.C. Pegues & His Most Unusual Home (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby.

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Cahawba (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing); Alabama's Native Prairie (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been permanently removed); Missing Pieces (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

The small Whitt Cemetery and the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

2. The small Whitt Cemetery and the marker.

Whitt Cemetery Marker next to the Hopewell Baptist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

3. Whitt Cemetery Marker next to the Hopewell Baptist Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.