Shelby Springs in Shelby County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery
"Old Soldiers Grave Yard"
Lay Down Your Arms...
Close Ranks...
Rest In Eternal Peace.
Listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
Erected by Alabama Historical Commission / The Shelby County Historical Society, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
Location. 33° 7.77′ N, 86° 40.89′ W. Marker is in Shelby Springs, Alabama, in Shelby County. Marker is on County Route 42, one mile south of Alabama Highway 25, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Calera AL 35040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Calera & Shelby Railroad (approx. 5.2 miles away); Steam Engine (approx. 5.2 miles away); Machine Shop Smoke Stack (approx. 5.2 miles away); Shelby County Courthouse (approx. 5.4 miles away); Shelby Furnaces (approx. 5.4 miles away); Columbiana, Alabama (approx. 5.4 miles away); Shelby County War Memorial (approx. 5˝ miles away); James Daniel Hardy (approx. 7.7 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. About the Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery - AKA "Old Soldiers Grave Yard". (Submitted on November 18, 2021, by Bobby Joe Seales of Alabaster.)
2. Shelby Springs Hotel. (Submitted on November 18, 2021, by Bobby Joe Seales of Alabaster.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,990 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 7, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.