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Historical Markers in Choctaw County, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Choctaw County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Choctaw County, AL (6) Clarke County, AL (52) Marengo County, AL (28) Sumter County, AL (14) Washington County, AL (11) Clarke County, MS (4) Lauderdale County, MS (74) Wayne County, MS (16)  ChoctawCounty(6) Choctaw County (6)  ClarkeCounty(52) Clarke County (52)  MarengoCounty(28) Marengo County (28)  SumterCounty(14) Sumter County (14)  WashingtonCounty(11) Washington County (11)  ClarkeCountyMississippi(4) Clarke County (4)  LauderdaleCounty(74) Lauderdale County (74)  WayneCounty(16) Wayne County (16)
Butler is the county seat for Choctaw County
Adjacent to Choctaw County, Alabama
      Clarke County (52)  
      Marengo County (28)  
      Sumter County (14)  
      Washington County (11)  
      Clarke County, Mississippi (4)  
      Lauderdale County, Mississippi (74)  
      Wayne County, Mississippi (16)  
 
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1 Alabama, Choctaw County, Gilbertown — First Oil Well In Alabama
On January 2, 1944, the State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A.R. Jackson Well No. 1 at this location near Gilbertown. Hunt Oil Company was owned by the famous oil man, H.L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas. Drilling commenced on . . . Map (db m80351) HM
2 Alabama, Choctaw County, Gilbertown — Sims CemeteryChoctaw County
The Sims Cemetery is located just south of this marker. Buried there, is the infamous Robert B. "Bob" Sims (1831-1891). From the early 1870s to 1891, Bob and his band of followers carried out a virtual reign of terror in central and southern . . . Map (db m240485) HM
3 Alabama, Choctaw County, Gilbertown, Womack Hill — Little Place Cemetery / Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Womack Hill CommunityChoctaw County
Little Place Cemetery Little Place Cemetery is a community cemetery that serves the African American Womack Hill community and its descendants. The establishment of the cemetery is linked to the founding of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, . . . Map (db m240385) HM
4 Alabama, Choctaw County, Mount Sterling — Mount Sterling Methodist ChurchBuilt c. 1859
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m203662) HM
5 Alabama, Choctaw County, Silas — Silas Elementary SchoolChoctaw County
The Choctaw County Board of Education built Silas Elementary School in 1936 with support from the Alabama State Department of Education. Students attended the school from 1936-2005. After nearly 70 years as a school, the building took on a new . . . Map (db m110975) HM
6 Alabama, Choctaw County, Spring Hill — Springhill Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryChoctaw County
In 1871, Springhill Missionary Baptist Church was established. In 1875, William Johnson Sr. donated the land for the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery on Ararat Road. During the same year, work began on a permanent church building . . . Map (db m240457) HM
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024