Mexia in Monroe County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Wiggins Cemetery

Monroe County

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2024

1. Wiggins Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Many buried in this cemetery served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and later wars. The oldest grave is that of William Wiggins who died in 1819 and was a Revolutionary soldier. The cemetery was placed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on July 12, 2010.

Erected 2011 by Alabama Historical Commission and Trustees of Wiggins Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.

Location. 31° 30.767′ N, 87° 22.812′ W. Marker is in Mexia, Alabama, in Monroe County. It is on Thompson Road 0.2 miles north of Alabama Highway 47, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 430 Thompson Rd, Mexia AL 36458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Truman Capote (approx. 3.4 miles away); Atticus Finch: Lawyer - Hero (approx. 3.4 miles away); Monroeville, Alabama (approx. 3.4 miles away); Old Monroe County Courthouse (approx. 3½ miles away); A County Older Than The State (approx. 3½ miles away); “Lucas’ Raiders” (approx. 3½ miles

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away); Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Frisco City Town Park (approx. 5.8 miles away).

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Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2024

2. Wiggins Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.