Near Salem in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Abner Alloway Strange, Sr.

1761-1835

— Veteran of the American Revolution —

Abner Alloway Strange, Sr. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 2, 2010

1. Abner Alloway Strange, Sr. Marker

Inscription. Approximately 200 yards east of this site are the unmarked graves of Abner Alloway Strange, Sr., and other family members. (The markers were moved to Salem Methodist Cemetery in 1977.) A Sergeant in the Virginia Militia, Strange was at Yorktown under General LaFayette during the American War for Independence. In 1825 he moved from Fluvanna County, Virginia, and erected his log house approximately 100 yards west of this site. At least three of his married children came along in the caravan to settle here: Abner Strange, Jr., Ann (Mrs. Charles M. Bernard), and Martha (Mrs. Simpson Flanagan.)

Erected 1995 by Strange, Bernard, and McCuan Descendants.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 34° 53.667′ N, 87° 4.945′ W. Marker is near Salem, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is on Buck Island Road (State Highway 99) north of Sugar Way, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located just South of the Elk River bridge. Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Salem AL 36874, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dupree Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Sims Settlement (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cunningham Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sim Corder/Harrison Mill (approx. 4 miles away); Lentzville Cemetery (approx. 5.3 miles away); Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle (approx. 5½ miles away); Gourdsville / Gilbertsboro (approx. 6.6 miles away); Commerce (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 2, 2010

2. Abner Alloway Strange, Sr. Marker

Looking South along Highway 99.

in Salem.

Abner Alloway Strange grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 18, 2010

3. Abner Alloway Strange grave marker

Mary Strange grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 18, 2010

4. Mary Strange grave marker

Augustus W. Strange grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 18, 2010

5. Augustus W. Strange grave marker

Salem United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 18, 2010

6. Salem United Methodist Church

Located across Salem-Minor Hill Road from the cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,866 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 18, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.