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Grove Hill in Clarke County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Clarke County Courthouse

 
 
Clarke County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
1. Clarke County Courthouse Marker
Inscription.  Clarke County established 1812. Named for General John Clarke of Georgia. County Seat moved here 1832 from Clarksville to Grove Hill, then known as Macon.
 
Erected by Clarke County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
 
Location. 31° 42.534′ N, 87° 46.702′ W. Marker is in Grove Hill, Alabama, in Clarke County. Marker is on Court Street near Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker stands on the lawn to the right of the front entrance to the Clarke County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 Court Street, Grove Hill AL 36451, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Grove Hill, Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarke County Soldiers Of The American Revolution (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colored and White Soldiers of World War I (about 700 feet away); Creagh Law Office (about 800 feet away); King Institute
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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Elijah & Isaac Pugh (approx. 3.2 miles away); Fort Sinquefield (approx. 4.6 miles away); Kimbell - James Massacre (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grove Hill.
 
Clarke County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
2. Clarke County Courthouse Marker
Clarke County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
3. Clarke County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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Oct. 2, 2023