Berlin in Cullman County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Berlin/Kritner Cemetery
Cullman County
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, December 26, 2025
1. Berlin/Kritner Cemetery Marker
Located in the Berlin community of Cullman, the Berlin/Kritner Cemetery is the burial place of many early residents. John T. Warren established what became known as Warren Cemetery, originally to serve as the resting place for victims of diphtheria, Warren's own family members typhoid fever, and premature births. were laid to rest here when his daughter. Lenora Warren Turner and grandson. Leon Turner, passed away in childbirth on November 18, 1900. The cemetery was later known as both the Old Berlin Cemetery and the Kritner Cemetery. The Kritner and Turner families,together with other area residents, work to ensure the cemetery is still remembered after years of neglect and vandalism. Families buried here include Angel, Davenport, Glasscock, Harden, Kritner, Long, Ramey, Schnittker, Stisher, Turner, Walker and Warren.
Erected 2024 by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 34° 10.909′ N, 86°
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Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cullman County Electric Membership Corporation (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mace Thomas Payne Brindley (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Ave Maria Grotto (approx. 4.3 miles away); Betz Addition Historic District (approx. 5.4 miles away); Ernest E. Greene Home (approx. 5½ miles away); Die Deutsche Kolonie Von Nord Alabama (approx. 5½ miles away); Brindley Bridge (approx. 5½ miles away); St. Johns Evangelical Protestant Church (approx. 5.6 miles away).
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, December 26, 2025
2. Berlin/Kritner Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
