Near Duncanville in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Gilgal Cemetery

Tuscaloosa County

Photographed By Bob Jones, August 12, 2021

1. Gilgal Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Gilgal Cemetery is associated with Gilgal Baptist Church and has a history dating to the early 1840s. The cemetery contains over 200 marked and an unknown number of unmarked burials. Church history states that many babies were buried near the road and their graves were unmarked. An African-American section contains over 50 burials. The cemetery has been expanded at least twice in 1943 and 1978. The cemetery is diversified and holds the earthly remains for early settlers, sharecroppers, farmers, veterans of wars, educators, preachers, and community members. Gilgal Cemetery provides powerful insights about the diligence and commitment of our ancestors. The Alabama Historical Commission listed this cemetery in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on March 6, 2014. Continued preservation of this cemetery ensures that those who are buried here will never vanish from our memory.

Erected 2019 by Gilgal Baptist Church and Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 6, 2014.

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7.448′ N, 87° 30.016′ W. Marker is near Duncanville, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. Marker is on Bear Creek Road, 0.1 miles west of Argonne Forest Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duncanville AL 35456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gilgal Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Hudson & Therese Strode (approx. 4.2 miles away); Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Hospital (approx. 4.8 miles away); Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) (approx. 5 miles away); M60A3 TTS Medium Tank (approx. 5 miles away); Replica Gates for Northington General Hospital (approx. 5 miles away); French 75 Millimeter Feldhase (approx. 5 miles away); U.S.S. Tuscaloosa (CA 37) (approx. 5 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is located in the interior of the cemetery off of Bear Creek Road

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2023, by Bob Jones of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 27, 2023, by Bob Jones of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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