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

Old Cemetery

Photographed by Tim Carr, August 15, 2009

1. Old Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This site was set aside by the 1820 General Assembly, burials here date from 1818 to 1847. Interred are some of the state's earliest figures. There is no record of names, many handsome tombs have been destroyed, seven marked ones remaining, six are those of Elizabeth Comalander, Mary L. Harris, Thos. B. Rutherford, Indiana Crenshaw, Geo. William Dewolf and M. Elisha Clap, Jr. some unmarked graves remain. A brick wall once enclosed the plot.

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 1820.

Location. 32° 18.894′ N, 87° 6.408′ W. Marker is in Cahaba, Alabama, in Dallas County. It can be reached from Cahaba Road, on the right when traveling north. A small side on the right of the road pointing to the location of the cemetery. 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: Memorials for Prisoners of War (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette's Tour (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alabama's First Gothic Revival Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); What Happened to Cahaba

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); New Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cahawba’s Current Residents (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cahawba's Changing Landscape (approx. 0.4 miles away); Black Belt Transformations (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cahaba.

Other markers no longer nearby. Missing Pieces (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Alabama's Native Prairie (was approx. 0.4 miles 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.)

Cahaba's Old Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, August 15, 2009

2. Cahaba's Old Cemetery

View of Old Cemetery marker, with graves on left and in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

3. View of Old Cemetery marker, with graves on left and in background.

Thos. B. Rutherford Grave Stone image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Jonathan Matthews, March 29, 2022

4. Thos. B. Rutherford Grave Stone

Cleaned & restored by the Old Cahawba Archaeological Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,193 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on January 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on April 21, 2024. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.