Gifford in Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Vero Beach Grounds/Dubose Cemetery

Photographed by Diane Murphy, May 10, 2025

1. Vero Beach Grounds/Dubose Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery opened in 1924 as a private burial ground for the Vero Cemetery Association was disbanded during the depression years. There were few burials and most were relocated to a city owned cemetery in Vero Beach. Some of the large headstones and grave markers were left behind and the scrub vegetation of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge reclaimed the site. In 1994, Indian River County allowed the Indian River County Historical Society with the Progressive Civic League of Gifford to move the historic 1908 Macedonia Black Church to this site as a future Black History Museum and meeting place. In 2000-2002, a new Gifford Health Clinic was established on a portion of the original cemetery land. Today, the Martin Luther King Memorial Park is an active part of the growing Gifford Community.

Erected 2016 by Sponsored by the Indian River County Historical Society and the Progressive Civic League of Gifford.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 27° 40.541′ N, 80° 24.904′ W.

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Marker is in Vero Beach, Florida, in Indian River County. It is in Gifford. It is on 45th Street west of 28th Court, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2880 45th St, Vero Beach FL 32967, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gifford High School Sundial Landmark (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gifford Community (approx. ¼ mile away); Gifford School / Hosie Shumann Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); U.S. Naval Station, Vero Beach (approx. 1.7 miles away); Baseball and Dodgertown (approx. 2.2 miles away);