Maylene in Shelby County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

David Lindsay

Historical Cemetery Site

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 26, 2020

1. David Lindsay Historical Cemetery Site Marker

Inscription. In Honor of Revolutionary War Soldier and Shelby County Pioneer

Pvt. David Lindsay served with the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War and moved to Alabama with wife Mary Casey Lindsay before 1820. The David Lindsay Historical Cemetery Site was listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on June 19, 2017.

Erected 2018 by the David Lindsay Chapter, NSDAR, Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the Daughters of the American Revolution series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 2017.

Location. 33° 13.257′ N, 86° 51.759′ W. Marker is in Maylene, Alabama, in Shelby County. It is on County Road 17 north of Longmeadow Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alabaster AL 35114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cedar Grove Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Buck Creek Jail and Water Tower (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Founding of Alabaster / Siluria (approx.

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2.2 miles away); Benton Family Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Harmony Graveyard (approx. 4.8 miles away); Harless Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Nabors Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Helena, Alabama (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Also see . . . ALGenWeb article on David Lindsay, A Revolutionary War Soldier. ALGenWeb is part of the USGenWeb (Submitted on January 26, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

David Lindsay Cemetery and NSDAR plaque. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 26, 2020

2. David Lindsay Cemetery and NSDAR plaque.

David Lindsay Historical Cemetery Site
Restoration by
Eagle Scout Caleb Jones
Boy Scouts Of America, Troop 532
Marker Placed by
David Lindsay Chapter, NSDAR
Cahaba-Coosa Chapter, NSSAR
September 9, 2018

David Lindsay Historical Cemetery grave markers. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

3. David Lindsay Historical Cemetery grave markers.

View of marker looking south on Shelby County Road 17. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 26, 2020

4. View of marker looking south on Shelby County Road 17.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 26, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.