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

Magnolia Cemetery

Photographed By Jim Ellis, August 21, 2021

1. Magnolia Cemetery marker side facing north as seen from the Magnolia Cemetery Ann Street entrance

Inscription. Municipal cemetery established 1836. Today Magnolia encompasses over fifty thousand burials in 120 acres, including two Alabama governors, seven congressmen, twenty mayors, six generals, rabbis, free blacks, society women, Apache Indians, writers and citizens from all walks of Life. Significant sections include Jewish Rest (1844), Confederate Rest (1862), National Cemetery ( 1866), and plots belonging to fraternal organizations. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986

Erected 2005 by Historic Mobile Preservation Society and Friends of Magnolia Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 30° 40.515′ N, 88° 4.032′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is on South Ann Street, 0.1 miles north of Virginia Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mobile AL 36660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Crew of CSS H. L. Hunley Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); CSS Alabama Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Mobile Bay Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Coffeeville Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Mobile National Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); The Markers In This Memorial Area (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Fort Blakely Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); A National Cemetery System (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

More about this marker. This is a two-sided marker, with same text on both sides. One side has considerable signs of weathering.

Regarding Magnolia Cemetery. Find-A-Grave website about Little Magnolia (Magnolia Cemetery #2).

Find-A-Grave website about Magnolia Cemetery Annex (off of Owens Street), directly across the street from the main cemetery entrance on Virginia Street.

Magnolia Cemetery has a larger number of prominent historically important African Americans buried there. This is very notable as many were associated with the Davis Avenue (1861) historical period (1930's, well into the 1960's), of Mobile (much of which has been destroyed by development since that time period). That avenue today (1986) is known as Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Also see . . .
1. Find-A-Grave website about the cemetery.

Side 2 of marker viewed northbound on S Ann Street, cemetery entrance just past the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jim Ellis, August 21, 2021

2. Side 2 of marker viewed northbound on S Ann Street, cemetery entrance just past the marker

Magnolia Cemetery is composed of three cemeteries. This is a link to find out more on those buried at this complex of cemeteries as well as directions.
The main entrance and address for Magnolia Cemetery is 1202 Virginia St. (Submitted on September 4, 2021, by Jim Ellis of Theodore, Alabama.)

2. Encyclopedia of Alabama article about the Magnolia Cemetery. (Submitted on September 4, 2021.)

South bound view on Ann Street S of Magnolia entrance and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jim Ellis, September 11, 2021

3. South bound view on Ann Street S of Magnolia entrance and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2021, by Jim Ellis of Theodore, Alabama. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2021, by Jim Ellis of Theodore, Alabama. 3. submitted on September 11, 2021, by Jim Ellis of Theodore, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. A wide shot of portions of the Magnolia Cemetery. Marker photo after now planned refurbishment. • Can you help?