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Historical Markers in Gurley

 
Clickable Map of Jackson 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 Jackson County, AL (92) DeKalb County, AL (36) Madison County, AL (274) Marshall County, AL (55) Dade County, GA (16) Franklin County, TN (119) Marion County, TN (35)  JacksonCounty(92) Jackson County (92)  DeKalbCounty(36) DeKalb County (36)  MadisonCounty(274) Madison County (274)  MarshallCounty(55) Marshall County (55)  DadeCountyGeorgia(16) Dade County (16)  FranklinCountyTennessee(119) Franklin County (119)  MarionCounty(35) Marion County (35)
Scottsboro is the county seat for Jackson County
Gurley is in Jackson County
Jackson County (92)  ►
ADJACENT TO JACKSON COUNTY
DeKalb County (36)  ►
Madison County (274)  ►
Marshall County (55)  ►
Dade County, Georgia (16)  ►
Franklin County, Tennessee (119)  ►
Marion County, Tennessee (35)  ►
 
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1 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Gurley — Clay Cemetery — Jackson County —
On Herefordshire Road east of Hereford Rd, on the right when traveling east.
Bettle V. Adams deeded this plot of land on September 2, 1926 to K.D. Bostic, Walter Conyers, L.H. Dill, Thomas Douglas, Jeff Gilbreath, Lucy Griffin, Americus Harrison, Braden McCrary, and Willie Ross who served as the Clay Cemetery Committee. . . . — — Map (db m285182) HM
2 ► Alabama, Madison County, Gurley — Gurley Cemetery —
On Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north.
Gurley Cemetery sits nestled in the hills and forest of John Gurley's 1830s farm. Originally a private cemetery, the earliest known gravesite dates to 1831. The cemetery appeared in the original plat map of the Town of Gurley, and was approved . . . — — Map (db m289255) HM
3 ► Alabama, Madison County, Gurley — History of Gurley —
On Section Line Road at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling east on Section Line Road.
There has been a settlement at and around the area presently known as Gurley since before the 1800s. Located in Madison County in in the rich agricultural, mineral and timber belt of northern Alabama, Gurley lies 16 miles east of Huntsville and 80 . . . — — Map (db m275318) HM
4 ► Alabama, Madison County, Gurley — Town of Gurley —
On Lee Highway/John T Reid Parkway (U.S. 72) at Gurley Pike, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway/John T Reid Parkway.
Located on land owned by John Gurley, pioneer settler, and named for him. His son, Capt. Frank B. Gurley, became a Confederate hero as a member of the 4th Ala. Cavalry. The settlement that developed around the water tank on Memphis and Charleston . . . — — Map (db m30574) HM
5 ► Alabama, Madison County, Gurley — "Wildwood" —
On John T Reid Parkway/Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.1 miles east of Walker Street, on the right when traveling west.
Home of Virginia Clay Clopton (1825-1915) Author and Social Leader who was known in Washington society as "The Belle of the Fifties" Whose first husband, Clement Claiborne Clay (1817-1882), was United States Senator from Alabama (1853-1861) and . . . — — Map (db m134092) HM
6 ► Alabama, Madison County, Gurley, Hampton Cove — Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb — Cobb Family Cemetery —
On Old Highway 431 north of Cherry Tree Rd (County Road 28), on the left when traveling south.
Approximately 150 yards north is the grave site of Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, U.S. and Confederate Congressman. Cobb was born in 1807 in Rhea County, Tennessee. In 1809, his family moved to southeastern Madison County, Alabama, where he . . . — — Map (db m289641) HM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026