Ryland in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Patriot Burials

Jordan Cemetery

Photographed by Deborah Spencer, September 21, 2025

1. Patriot Burials Marker

Inscription. Fleming Jordan, 1763-1831, buried here. Provided public service in VA during the Revolutionary War.

Erected 2023 by William G. Pomery Foundation. (Marker Number 34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF) series list.

Location. 34° 46.213′ N, 86° 28.459′ W. Marker is in Ryland, Alabama, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Dug Hill Road and Ryland Pike, on the right when traveling north on Dug Hill Road. Just north of the crossroads of Dug Hill Road and Ryland Pike on the west side of Dug Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ryland AL 35767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shiloh United Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flint River Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Flint River Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Central High School / Central Junior High School (approx. 1.2 miles away); James O'Shaughnessy Home

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(approx. 3 miles away); Monte Sano Railway (approx. 3 miles away); Classroom at the Lake (approx. 3 miles away); Robert Fearn Home (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ryland.

Jordan Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Deborah Spencer, September 21, 2025

2. Jordan Cemetery

Flemming Jordan Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Deborah Spencer, September 21, 2025

3. Flemming Jordan Grave

Photographed by Deborah Spencer, September 21, 2025

4. Jordan Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.