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Historical Markers in Gilbertown, 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 (9) Clarke County, AL (53) Marengo County, AL (28) Sumter County, AL (14) Washington County, AL (13) Clarke County, MS (4) Lauderdale County, MS (74) Wayne County, MS (16)  ChoctawCounty(9) Choctaw County (9)  ClarkeCounty(53) Clarke County (53)  MarengoCounty(28) Marengo County (28)  SumterCounty(14) Sumter County (14)  WashingtonCounty(13) Washington County (13)  ClarkeCountyMississippi(4) Clarke County (4)  LauderdaleCounty(74) Lauderdale County (74)  WayneCounty(16) Wayne County (16)
Butler is the county seat for Choctaw County
Gilbertown is in Choctaw County
      Choctaw County (9)  
ADJACENT TO CHOCTAW COUNTY
      Clarke County (53)  
      Marengo County (28)  
      Sumter County (14)  
      Washington County (13)  
      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
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 14, 2024