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

Perote Cemetery

Bullock County

Photographed by James L.Whitman, December 1, 2024

1. Perote Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
This cemetery has existed since settlers arrived in the 1830s. Landowner Samuel Hixon wanted the grounds kept for interment, and an indenture was made on August 20, 1857, by Hixon and five trustees. Since then, those who provided history and upkeep were Martha Crossley, Imogene Walker. Fannie Lawson. Minnie McLester, Bessie Rumph, Joe Brabham, Dwight Hixon, Mack Hixon, and John Rumph. Today, five trustees of the Perote Cemetery Association continue the mission. As of 2022, 370 persons are interred, and their graves mapped.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on August 15, 2015

Erected 2022 by Perote Cemetery Assoclation and Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1857.

Location. 31° 56.718′ N, 85° 42.409′ W. Marker is in Perote, Alabama, in Bullock County. It is on U.S. 29, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5160 US-29, Perote AL 36061, 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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Perote Bullock County (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Sellers Cemetery

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Three Notch Road (approx. 2.8 miles away); History of Inverness School (approx. 5.9 miles away); Aberfoil Community (approx. 8.6 miles away); Aberfoil School (approx. 9 miles away); Monticello (approx. 9½ miles away); Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (approx. 9.7 miles away).

Photographed by James L.Whitman, December 1, 2024

2. Perote Cemetery Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, December 1, 2024

3. Perote Cemetery Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 22, 2025

4. Perote Cemetery Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 22, 2025

5. Perote Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2024, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2024, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2025, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.