Date: March 24, 2001
Cemetery: Grizzly Cemetery
Established: do not know
Street: Near Shiloh cemetery, Hwy 13, Shelby Co Al
City: Helena, Al approx 1 mile from City limit sign
Township:
County: Shelby
State: Al
Nation: US
Zip:
Nearby: Shiloh Church & Cemetery
Reached by: Crossing property-public
Location: Rural-woods
Land: Hillside
Water: No
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access:
Surrounded by: Natural
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: Yes
Markers:
Gravestones: 2
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: No
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Unknown
Oldest grave: 1908
Newest grave:
Records: No
Inventory: No
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: No
Vegetation: Disturbing-graves
Vegetation problem: Trees
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-ground cover
Vegetation problem: Moss
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-vines
Drainage: Seasonal problem
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: The current status of this cemetery is:
Owner: Unknown
Use:
Bordering: Woods
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited:
Previous contacts: Shelby County Historical Society
Other information
The name on one of the markers is Grizzly. I recently researched
old school records and the name comes up and is listed as a colored person. I
am preparing some records for the Shelby County Historical Association
on this.
Submitted By:
name:
Edna Bunn Cook
Email: rubydee@bellsouth.net
