Alabaster in Shelby County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Nabors Cemetery

“Ozley-McLane-Nabors Cemetery”

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

1. Nabors Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established October 15, 1868, with the burial of Elizabeth “Betsy” Nabors. Her loving husband, John, followed her in death only fifteen days later. They are buried side by side. Many local pioneer families chose to share this hallowed ground for their departed loved ones.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register

Erected by Alabama Historical Commission / Nabors Cemetery Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1891.

Location. 33° 12.392′ N, 86° 46.735′ W. Marker is in Alabaster, Alabama, in Shelby County. It is on Mellow Drive north of U.S. 31, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 949 Highway 31 S, Alabaster AL 35007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Benton Family Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); O'Neal Lime Works (approx. 3 miles away); Harless Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Founding of Alabaster / Siluria (approx. 3.3 miles away); Buck Creek Jail and Water Tower (approx. 3.3 miles away); Pelham, Alabama / Ballantrae Golf Course

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(approx. 3.9 miles away); Cedar Grove Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); David Lindsay (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alabaster.

Mellow Drive and the Nabors Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

2. Mellow Drive and the Nabors Cemetery

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

3. Nabors Cemetery Marker

Nabors Cemetery Marker U.S. Highway 31 in the Distance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

4. Nabors Cemetery Marker U.S. Highway 31 in the Distance.

The Nabors Burial Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

5. The Nabors Burial Site

Grave of Elizabeth H. Nabors image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

6. Grave of Elizabeth H. Nabors

Wife of John Nabors
Born Oct. 5, 1807
Died Oct. 15, 1868

Grave of John Nabors image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

7. Grave of John Nabors

Born Oct. 21, 1808
Died Oct. 31, 1868

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,957 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.