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

Johnson-McDuffie Cemetery

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 29, 2026

1. Johnson-McDuffie Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Johnson-McDuffie Cemetery has been placed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission

Erected 2008 by Virginia McDuffie Hybart Taylor & AHC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 31° 44.876′ N, 87° 25.552′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Alabama, in Monroe County. It can be reached from McDuffie Landing Road near Alabama Highway 41, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: McDuffie Landing Rd, Franklin AL 36444, 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 15 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Mt Olive Ev. Lutheran Church & School (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bell's Landing / Tinela & Hybart (approx. 4½ miles away); Buena Vista (approx. 10.2 miles away); Dellet-Bedsole Plantation (approx. 14.1 miles away); Peterman, Alabama (approx. 14.9 miles away); John Murphy (approx. 14.9 miles away); Claiborne (approx. 15 miles away); Piache (approx. 15 miles away).

More about this marker. The cemetery and marker are hidden from the McDuffie Landing Road in the trees. There is a tiny wooden sign on the "road" that leads from McDuffie Landing Road to the cemetery.

Regarding Johnson-McDuffie Cemetery. The Johnsons and McDuffies were early settlers to Monroe County and this area. Five generations have called (or still call) this area McDuffie Road, where the cemetery is located, their county home.

Also see . . . Alabama Historic Cemetery Register Application. (Submitted on August 2, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.)

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 29, 2026

2. Johnson-McDuffie Cemetery & Marker

The plaque is on the brick wall that surrounds the McDuffie family plot.

Johnson-McDuffie Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 29, 2026

3. Johnson-McDuffie Cemetery

The McDuffie Family plot within the brick wall.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.