Family maps of bibb county, alabama, deluxe edition gregory a boyd j. Ancestor swap meet 2003 book, june 21, 2003, northeast alabama genealogical society. Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of sand mountain within 20 miles 32. The two mountains are flat on top and stretch from chattanooga, tennessee to fort payne and boaz, alabama, near blountsville. Cemetery mountain folklore oxford paranormal society.
One local artists effort to show support for those affected by the ef2 tornado that bounded through boaz on easter sunday, april 12, has turn. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Primitive ridge, randolph, red eagle, richtown, sand mountain, scottsville. Organized by 1847 as one of the first churches on sand mountain. Some of the tombstones date back to the late 1890s early 1900s. Most of these cemetery listings are complete indices at the time of. Bethel church or elrod cem, active, t21s r12w s5, 331457n. Historic marker placed in the cemetery by the alabama historical association in. The ground at shoal creek cemetery began to be used for burial by 1860, antedating the civil war. The cemetery is at the very foot of sand mountain, in deerhead cove. We have done a cursory search and if its a community, we havent been able to find any evidence that it still exists. It gets its name from the numerous cemeteries that are located on it.
Darby mccarty son of timothy mccarty408 was born 1710 in ireland409, 410, and died 1787 in sand mountain, al411, 412, 4. Message boards localities north america united states states alabama counties etowah sand mountain cemetery. A biographical index of greenwood cemetery, tuscaloosa, alabama family history library alberta cemetery billion graves. Looney recently returned to alabama after years in kansas and arizona. New clear creek primitive baptist church new friendship church cemetery, marshall county, alabama new hope cemetery, sand mountain. That part of tennessee was settleed earlier than the jackson county area. County, alabama new hope cemetery, sand mountain, marshall county, alabama new. I could find a book like this for all of the counties that i am doing genealogy in. A bit scared of moving to northern alabama madison, fort.
The following web site has additional information on limestone county cemeteries. Blue mountain in calhoun county, alabama was once a supply and training center for confederate soldiers. She started coldcalling churches until she found whitehall cemetery in a sand mountain community in northeast alabama, where decoration day has been held since 1817. If youre planning a road trip or exploring the local area, make sure you check out some of these places to get a feel for the surrounding community. The following web sites have additional information on bibb county cemeteries. Hopefully this book will remind us all how important it is to preserve and protect that history. Add or remove collections home alabama photographs and pictures collection cobb family sorghum mill on sand mountain in marshall county, alabama. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. It is part of the southern tip of the appalachian mountain chain and it is the largest plateau in the chain. Sand springs cemetery, tuscaloosa, cemetery, 331746n, 0873736w. Sand mountain is a flattopped extension of the cumberland plateau stretching over a hundred miles along the tennessee river in the states of tennessee, georgia and alabama. This is a really enjoyable book, even if you arent from alabama. Alabama cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the alabama county.
Cobb family sorghum mill on sand mountain in marshall. Lauderdale county obituary indexes and other records. Several cemeteries that never existed or were misprints on old maps have been removed from this list. This book contains several biographies of old citizens, traces the development of the tennessee and coosa railroad, and reports on rube burrow and his alleged murderous romp across sand mountain.
This book will be important to any student of the history and genealogy of marshall county. Wesleys chapel community cemetery records, dekalb county. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. She was a member of the first baptist church of leavenworth, kansas.
This is a list of smaller local towns that surround sand mountain, al. This is a video about the community i grew up in during the 1950s. Their neighbors were henegars, thompson, sizemores and schraders. Please do not email the alabama pioneers website concerning old cemeteries. Click download or read online button to get garrards from sand mountain alabama book now. Hueytown historical societys cemeteries of southwest jefferson county, alabama pdf files listed by cemetery also see the alabama obituaries archive above. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the extended newspaper list for sand mountain.
His area of concentration includes blount, cullman, winston, and walker counties. An old man lived alone with is dog on cemetery mountain, and during hunting season, he took the dog out with him. Gregg said sand mountain has a rich history, and its original indian. Marshall county, alabama cemeteries tracking your roots.
Sand mountain meetinghouse cemetery in tuscaloosa, alabama. Sep 10, 20 then, i met tam and she spoke of her dad, thomas, who is a native of sand mountain, alabama, and then, thomas married mary, who owns a home in sand mountain, georgia. Family on the porch of a house in sand mountain, a. Alabama national cemetery the cemetery lies 19 miles 30. Crossville is a small town in an area known as sand mountain in northeast alabama, and it is known for its history and tradition. Bass cemetery, haunted location in alabama youtube. Blue mountain in calhoun county, alabama was once a supply. If you are considering completing a cemetery census, please view the cemetery faqs page. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. Deeds, wills, administrations of jefferson county, state of alabama, book 1. Georgia mountain is a community and small plateau in marshall county, alabama, east of brindlee mountain. Genealogy trails history group decatur county alabama.
Forgotten story of americas whitesonly towns uu world. Wesley chapel community cemetery in sand mountain, alabama. Cullman county, alabama cemeteries, volume 1 sterling, robin on. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. From walker book, we assume died young this is printed on the. Old cemeteries are often hidden in the forests alabama pioneers. Cemeteries of marshall county, alabama my algenweb sites.
Although were unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of sand mountain, there are papers which were published within 21 miles 33. Alabama s most sensational criminal cases have been the subjects of numerous books and movies. Click download or read online button to get the millers of sand mountain and allied families book now. Family on the porch of a house in sand mountain, a community. Sand mountain melungeon families a dna perspective from when scotland was jewish and jews among the indians by donald n. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. And, this week i asked barry to research the mountain on the web and the report relates the interesting history of the region. Sand mountain potato festival sand mountain is well known for its rich diversity of agricultural products, including potatoes. Shoal creek cemetery association for the care of our ancestral burying place on sand mountain, marshall county, alabama. There is 1 cemetery per,437 people, and 1 cemetery per 140 square miles the state of alabama is ranked 10th in cemeteries per capita, and 19th in cemeteries per square mile. The community contains 4 churches, 3 cemeteries, fire house, community center, golf course, horse farm, boarding stables, farmers, chicken.
Albertville public library city of albertville, alabama. It is approximately four miles from i59 at hwy exit 117 north and approximately four miles south of ider, al, and in the henagar, al 35978 mail district. Although we found mention of sand mountain during our research, we have little information about it. This is supposedly one of alabama s most haunted locations. The community contains 4 churches, 3 cemeteries, fire house, community center, golf. Family on the porch of a house in sand mountain, a community in bibb county, alabama. Nov 28, 2009 a bit scared of moving to northern alabama madison, fort payne. After driving across sand mountain, the road drops again to a valley containing i59 and the town of fort payne. Given the context of how sand mountain was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than some type of landmark. Does anyone have a roster of burials in sand mountain cemetery in etowah county or know where i. Salvation on sand mountain, written by journalist dennis covington in a masterly, artistic style, is a cultural expose about religious fundamentalists from southern appalachia who had come down from the mountains to put their religious stamp on a wider societal milieu, including covington himself, who inadvertently becomes a parishioner and takes up serpents. Little river in northeast alabama mostly flows along the top of lookout mountain. The county is located in the northeastern part of the state on the appalachian ridge. Robin sterling has over 30 years experience researching the history of the north alabama area.
Discover sand mountain, alabama with the help of your friends. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in wesley chapel community cemetery in sand mountain, alabama, a find a grave cemetery. Sterling has created several books of newspaper clippings, cemeteries, confederate. Dekalb county, alabama was established from land that was ceded to the federal government by the cherokee nation much of this history was taken from the landmarks publication, a pictorial history of dekalb county, alabama, published by landmarks of dekalb county in 1971. Theres also an array of awesome attractions that will keep you and the family entertained for weeks on end. Neags is based at nichols memorial library in alabama city, the oldest lending library in alabama, according to scott.
Georgia mountain is a community and small plateau in marshall county, alabama, east of brindlee mountain located some 67 miles northwest of guntersville with scenic bluffs overlooking much of guntersville lake and the dam, wooded areas and open fields. Crossville is a small town in an area known as sand mountain in northeast. Cullman county, alabama cemeteries, volume 1 robin sterling. The wesleys chapel community cemetery is located between fort payne and sylvania on sand mountain, go two miles northwest of ft payne on highway 11 north, over interstate 59, to county road 27, turn left on county road 27 sylvania highway and travel for approximately two miles before going up sand mountain at gibsons gap, once upon sand. He emigrated and settled in orange county, north carolina. Additional bibb county cemeteries are included in alabama cemetery records vol. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Cemeteries in sand mountain, alabama, a find a grave. County road 729, henagar, alabama 35978, united states. Then, i met tam and she spoke of her dad, thomas, who is a native of sand mountain, alabama, and then, thomas married mary, who owns a home in sand mountain, georgia. Sand mountain melungeon families some believe elvis. Tuscaloosa county al cemetery records lds genealogy. Filled with genealogy books and family files, the library is open to the public each thursday with people there to help patrons research their families. A quick ramble through fort payne leads to another steep climb to the top of lookout mountain. Buy books, stationery and gifts, online and in store african american history, books. The smart, motivated and reliable newspaper covering the sand mountain region in north alabama, including albertville and. Hard copies of our local paper, the sand mountain reporter, and the albertville herald dating back to the early 1900s are available. Remains of man exhumed last week fort payne, al an arrest could be made this week in the death of a dekalb county man whose remains were exhumed at a north sand mountain cemetery last week, sheriff jimmy harris. Alabama photographs and pictures collection add or remove collections home alabama photographs and pictures collection family on the porch of a house in sand mountain, a community in bibb county, alabama. He married hannah richardson on 04 jul 1736 in philadelphia, pa414, 415. Genealogys popularity births chapter in boaz local news.
They were also counted in the same township in dekalb county as j. Located some 67 miles northwest of guntersville with scenic bluffs overlooking much of guntersville lake and the dam, wooded areas and open fields. There is 1 cemetery per,437 people, and 1 cemetery per 140 square miles. Morgan county, alabama cemeteries family history library morgan county, alabama cemeteries worldcat morgan county, alabama cemetery records family history library morgan county, alabama tidbits. In the 1980s my wife, a social worker, visited a nursing home on sand mountain, a large mountainous plateau in north georgia that stretches westward into northeastern alabama. Garrards from sand mountain alabama download ebook pdf. Many blevinses are buried either in cagle cemetery. Sand mountain is a sandstone plateau in northeastern alabama and to a far lesser extent northwestern georgia and southeastern tennessee where the plateau it is known as raccoon mountain and elder mountain. The usgenweb archives project alabama cemeteries by county usgenweb is not a commercial enterprise and information found on these pages is freely available to the public. This list contains links to 268 cemeteries in alabama with known. From soaring mountains to sparkling lakes, theres so much to do and see in north alabama. Message boards localities north america united states states alabama counties etowah sand mountain cemetery search for content in message boards names or keywords.
Mountain home cemetery a historic and beautiful final. Blue mountain is located in the northern suburbs of anniston, alabama, 2 miles from the center of the city. It was one of the cottonmill and ironmining sections of the city of anniston. Blow gourd on sand mountain near pisgah, alabama youtube.
Florence, alabama, native lee freeman is the head of the local history and genealogy department of the florencelauderdale public library. Sand mountain meetinghouse cemetery location tuscaloosa, tuscaloosa county, alabama, usa show map. Its twin, lookout mountain, lies across the valley, and between them runs interstate 59. Wade pruitt, author of the only book about the buggers, tom clark was one of twenty buggers who conducted the raid on the wilson plantation. Coves off of the mountain, lead down into paint rock, big coon, little coon, crow, and other valleys. Dekalb county, al northeast alabama genealogical society. In her new book, the story of alabama in fourteen foods, mobile writer emily blejwas celebrates alabama by delving into some of its most meaningful dishes. The state of alabama is ranked 10th in cemeteries per capita, and 19th in cemeteries per square mile. Wheeler reservoir cemeteries signal mountain, tenn mountain press. Page 5 of 90 an account of some sand mountain families, part 3 davis william davis was born about 1753 in hanover county, virginia he fought in the revolution and filed for pension, cert.
Services will be held tuesday, march 31, at crestview cemetery on wyeth dr. Ap cannot be of help, but there is a statewide alliance dedicated to finding and preserving old cemeteries within the state of alabama. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Names and records of people buried in alabama cemeteries, compiled and indexed by alabama genealogical volunteers. The following cemeteries are located in bibb county. See more ideas about history, alabama and cemetery. Cagle cemetery, aka deerhead cove cemetery, dekalb, alabama. Marshall county, alabama cemetery records access genealogy.
An account of some sand mountain families facebook. Jackson cooper cannot be found in the 1860 census, though his large family does appear in the alabama 1866 census, living in fractional township 4, range 9 e in jackson county sand mountain. There are 361 cemeteries in alabama, serving a population of 4,850,771 people in an area of 50,633 square miles. Munford cemetery mountain,cemetery mountain has a lot of stories. Ruby garrard jacob garrard, son of jacob antoine garrard, was born in about 1720 in england.
The following list includes some true crime books, based on alabama cases, that are still in print. Anyone who has ever walked through a cemetery knows that each reflects a communitys history and unique personality. Geologically a continuation of walden ridge, sand mountain is part of the. The 36th annual sand mountain potato festival in henagar. Jul 25, 2000 the wesleys chapel community cemetery is located between fort payne and sylvania on sand mountain, go two miles northwest of ft payne on highway 11 north, over interstate 59, to county road 27, turn left on county road 27 sylvania highway and travel for approximately two miles before going up sand mountain at gibsons gap, once upon sand. During that period of seventyfive years, several pioneer families buried.
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