Near Hackleburg in Marion County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Buttahatchee Cemetery

Marion County

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson

1. BUTTAHATCHEE CEMETERY Marker

Inscription. The Buttahatchee Cemetery has been placed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission. The Alabama Territorial Legislature Act of December 16, 1819, designated the Buttahatchee community as the temporary seat of Justice for Marion County. The house of Henry Grier served as the temporary seat. The first known internment here was Mary E. Bottoms, 2 year old daughter of Thomas and Ursula Bottoms, who died on December 1, 1848. Listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register in 2012

Erected 2012 by Alabama Historical Commission and Buttahatchee Cemetery Association.

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. 34° 10.152′ N, 87° 49.186′ W. Marker is near Hackleburg, Alabama, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 253 and Chalkmine Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 253. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hackleburg AL 35564, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whitehouse Cemetery Grounds (approx. 5.8 miles away); Factory Cemetery

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(approx. 9.6 miles away); Confederate Veterans Bicentennial Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away); The First Alabama Cavalry (approx. 9.9 miles away); History of Marion Territory and Marion County Courts (approx. 9.9 miles away); Hamilton, Alabama (approx. 10 miles away); Toll Gate (approx. 10.4 miles away); The Hamilton Mounds Site (approx. 10.7 miles away).

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson

2. BUTTAHATCHEE CEMETERY Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.