Cordova in Walker County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Union Chapel Cemetery

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 14, 2026

1. Union Chapel Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This 1.63 acre portion of the Union Chapel cemetery, lying across the Buttermilk Road from the church house, was made available by Joseph Lucious Daniel at the death of his wife Wilma Louvenia Stewart Daniel in 1922. It is bound on the west by the Buttermilk Road, north by the Mary Adeline Daniel Hyche portion of the Lucious Daniel Estate, and east and south by the small creek branch. Five of Lucious Daniel's nine children and numerous other members of his family lie in the Daniel family plot. Others in and around the community were given burial sites without charge as the need arose.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 33° 49′ N, 87° 10.862′ W. Marker is in Cordova, Alabama, in Walker County. It is at the intersection of Buttermilk Road and Union Chapel Loop, on the left when traveling south on Buttermilk Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 330 Buttermilk Rd, Cordova AL 35550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham

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Metropolitan Area.

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 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: Union Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); City Of Cordova (approx. 4 miles away); Daily Mountain Eagle (approx. 4.8 miles away); Town of Sipsey (approx. 5.4 miles away); Carl Atwood Elliott (approx. 5½ miles away); Walker County War Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Confederate Monument (approx. 5.6 miles away); Sergeant William Jasper (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cordova.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 14, 2026

2. Union Chapel Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.