Near Prattville in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Old Kingston Historical Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 21, 2015
1. Old Kingston Historical Cemetery Marker
This cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Autauga County having been established as a burial ground by at least 1841. The land was officially set aside as a burial ground when the county seat was in this area from 1834 to 1868. The area was first know as Kingston and was later renamed Old Kingston. Buried here is Mr. W.N. Thompson who was born in Wilshire, England in 1791 and died in 1851 and also served as the first circuit clerk of Autauga County when the county seat was located in Kingston. Also buried here are Native Americans, slaves, whites, African Americans, a sheriff, teachers, and soldiers from the following U.S. wars: War of 1812, Civil War, WWI & II, Korean War and Vietnam War. In December 2005, the Old Kingston Historical Cemetery Committee, a not-for-profit group, initiated a cemetery restoration project. This cemetery was placed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on November 12, 2008.
Erected 2009 by the Old Kingston Historical Cemetery Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans
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Location. 32° 34.125′ N, 86° 36.048′ W. Marker is near Prattville, Alabama, in Autauga County. It is on County Road 21 0.1 miles south of County Road 40, on the left when traveling south. Located in a community previously known as Kingston. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: George Rucker Dr, Prattville AL 36067, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Sinai Rosenwald School (approx. 3½ miles away); White City Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 21, 2015
2. Old Kingston Historical Cemetery entrance
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 21, 2015
3. Grave of William N. Thompson
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 21, 2015
4. Old Kingston Missionary Baptist Church
Located on CR-40, about 1 km northeast of the cemetery.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 21, 2015
5. One of the Civil War markers.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 21, 2015
6. Unknown, unmarked graves located in this area.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,468 times since then and 122 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
