Cahaba in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
New Cemetery
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 15, 2009
1. New Cemetery Marker
Erected by Cahaba Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 32° 18.63′ N, 87° 6.228′ W. Marker is in Cahaba, Alabama, in Dallas County. It is on Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orrville AL 36767, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 walking distance of this marker: Cahaba's "New" Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Castle Perine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorials for Prisoners of War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.4 miles away); Working and Living in a "Dead Town" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anna Gayle Fry House (approx. half a mile away); Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cahaba.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Perine Well (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Old Cahawba, "Alabama's most famous Ghost Town". (Submitted on October 16, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
Additional commentary.
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1. Comments on the Bell monument (grave marker)
On May 23rd, 1856 there was a shootout on main street in Cahawba. John R. Bell and his two sons against Will E. Bird, Matthew Troy and Thomas Hunter (all three members of one large extended family). John R. Bell and his son John A. Bell were killed. Most of the town watched huddled behind their shutters. The survivors were exonerated in a court of law but, judging from the inscription, not in the eyes of the Bell family.
Inscription: "No murderer has external life abiding in him"
— Submitted January 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018
2. View of marker with New Cemetery just down the road in background.
Courtesy of Jonathan Matthews, October 10, 2019
3. Grave marker of John R. Bell, murdered in Cahawba.
Courtesy of Jonathan Matthews, October 10, 2019
4. Other side of grave marker - this side for John A. Bell.
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 15, 2009
5. New Cemetery Grave Sites
Courtesy of Carmen Yelle, February 29, 2020
6. Restored Joseph Babcock grave marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,863 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 15, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2. submitted on January 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2024. 5. submitted on October 15, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 6. submitted on April 21, 2024. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
