Alabama City in Gadsden in Etowah County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Clayton Cemetery

Etowah County

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 27, 2026

1. Clayton Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
In 1853 Joseph Clayton bought farmland where this cemetery is now located. Around 1871 a wagon train was headed west when a young child became ill and died. Mr. Clayton allowed the child to be buried on top of the hill. Clayton Family Cemetery was established from this date and evolved into a community cemetery. Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register in 2014

Erected 2015 by Alabama City Historical Association, Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society and Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 34° 1.881′ N, 86° 2.421′ W. Marker is in Gadsden, Alabama, in Etowah County. It is in Alabama City. It is on Dwight Avenue 0.1 miles south of Lookout Ave, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1111 Dwight Ave, Gadsden AL 35904, 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Howard Gardner Nichols 1871-1896 (approx. half a mile away); Dwight Mill Village (approx. 0.6 miles away); Emma Sansom (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Emma Sansom (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alabama City World War II Veterans Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Alabama City, Alabama (approx. 0.7 miles away); Etowah County War Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Legend Of Noccalula (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gadsden.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 27, 2026

2. Clayton Cemetery Marker

Clayton Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 27, 2026

3. Clayton Cemetery

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 27, 2026

4. Clayton Cemetery Marker

The cemetery is located up that paved, narrow road behind Malone Baptist Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.