Centre in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Garrett Cemetery

Photographed by Rebecca Sewell Homan

1. Garrett Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Final resting place of Chief Pathkiller (B. 1749 - D. 1827) who served as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Many prominent early settlers are also interred here including newspaper editor and publisher, Confederate infantry captain and colorful character, Lafayette Marion Stiff. As Mr. Stiff had requested, he was buried so he could watch the steamboats go by. Listed on the Alabama Historical Cemetery Register.

Erected by Cherokee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 8.414′ N, 85° 41.099′ W. Marker is in Centre, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is on College Street (Route 20) 0.1 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centre AL 35960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and specifically in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the original Cherokee Nation,

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 walking distance of this marker: Pathkiller - Childers - Garrett Ferry (here, next to this marker); J.D. Jordan Jr. House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cherokee County Historical Museum (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jordan Big Store (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Johnathan Pratt

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Cherokee County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Orville Estes Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cherokee County Veterans War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centre.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Turkey Town Council Site (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Garrett Cemetery. Research interments at Garrett Cemetery on FindAGrave.com (Submitted on April 2, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama.)

Photographed by Rebecca Sewell Homan

2. Garrett Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2018, by Rebecca Sewell Homan of Leesburg, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,349 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2018, by Rebecca Sewell Homan of Leesburg, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.