Near Ozark in Dale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Greater Old Salem Cemetery

Dale County

Photographed by James L.Whitman

1. Greater Old Salem Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Greater Old Salem Cemetery has been a resting place for loved ones since the 1800s. This cemetery was moved from the Haweridge Community to the Long Street Community in 1946. The oldest marker is dated 1849. State officials acknowledged Greater Old Salem Cemetery's historic significance by adding it to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on December 3, 2010.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register

Erected 2013 by Greater Old Salem Missionary Baptist Church and Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 31° 28.785′ N, 85° 44.487′ W. Marker is near Ozark, Alabama, in Dale County. It is on Joe Walker Road (County Road 38) ¼ mile west of Dewey Williams Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2180 Co Rd 38, Ozark AL 36360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Longstreet Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Garden of Heritage (approx. 4.1 miles away); To The Glory Of God (approx. 4.2 miles away); Claybank Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Clarence Dowling Barnard (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Original Burial Plot (approx. 5.2 miles away); Claybank (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Claybank Church (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ozark.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 18, 2026

2. Greater Old Salem Cemetery Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 18, 2026

3. Greater Old Salem Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2026, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2026, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.