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

Benton Family Cemetery

"Benton-Oldham Cemetery"

Photographed by Julia Frost, June 19, 2010

1. Benton Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Located on the site of the original Benton homestead, this cemetery was founded July 12, 1842, with the burial of early Shelby County settler Jesse Benton (1796-1842). All who rest herein are members of the Benton family by birth, marriage, or close friendship.

Erected 2006 by Friends & Descendants of Jesse Benton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 12, 1879.

Location. 33° 13.201′ N, 86° 49.424′ W. Marker is in Alabaster, Alabama, in Shelby County. It can be reached from Montevallo Road (State Highway 119) ¼ mile south of Woodbrook Trail. Across AL Hwy 119 from Thompson Intermediate School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: The Founding of Alabaster / Siluria (approx. 0.8 miles away); Buck Creek Jail and Water Tower (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cedar Grove Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); David Lindsay (approx. 2.3 miles away); Nabors Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Harless Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Pelham, Alabama / Ballantrae Golf Course

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(approx. 4.8 miles away); Harmony Graveyard (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alabaster.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Shelbyville, A. T. (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2012

2. Benton Family Cemetery & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2010, by Julia Frost of Hoover, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,532 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2010, by Julia Frost of Hoover, Alabama. 2. submitted on March 8, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.