Near Semmes in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Crawford Methodist Cemetery, Mobile County
This cemetery was established in the 1800s as a final resting place for the Crawford Community loved ones. The Lord family donated the cemetery property.
Erected 2011 by Alabama Historical Commission, Family and Friends of Crawford Methodist Cemetery.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list.
Location. 30° 45.35′ N, 88° 12.974′ W. Marker is near Semmes, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Moffett Road (U.S. 98) and Sun Valley Drive, on the right when traveling west on Moffett Road. Marker is located on the Crawford United Methodist Church grounds, near the east end of the main parking lot, overlooking the cemetery and church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7470 Moffett Road, Mobile AL 36618, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, in the Mobile Bay area, and specifically in the Mobile Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Semmes Heritage Park (approx. 2.8 miles away); Semmes First Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Semmes (approx. 3 miles away); Blackwell House (approx. 3.7 miles away); New Hope Gardens (approx. 4.7 miles away); Miller Family Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Sand Town (approx. 5.6 miles away); Spring Hill Graveyard (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Semmes.
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