Cemetery: Oates
Cemetery
Other:
Sign: No
Street: U. S. Government land 2.6 miles north of Barton,
Alabama
City: Barton
Township:
County: Colbert
State: Alabama
Nation: USA
Zip:
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: 2.6 miles north of Barton, Alabama on county
road
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural-mixed
Terrain: Level
Watersource: Yes
Features:
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: 1841
Gravestones: 27
Oldest: 1841
Newest: 1879
Removed: Unknown
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods:
Restoration: No
Association: No
Records: No
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Archaeological and Historical
Investigation of the Oates Cemetery by TRC Garrow Associates 2001
available from Tennessee Valley Authority
Landscaping: Unsure
Paths: No
Trees: No
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Walkways: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: Yes
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Yes
Granite: Yes
Marble:
Native Stone: Yes
Slate:
Other Stone:
Wood:
Materials:
Architectural: Yes
Angels:
Draperies:
Fraternal: Yes
Hands:
Lambs:
Monograms:
Plants:
Photos:
Religious:
Scrollwork: Yes
Urns:
Other Carvings:
Condition: Cemetery in danger of destruction
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: No
Vandalized: Yes
Police report: No
VA: Gravestones-Overturned
VA: Gravestones-Broken
VA: Graves-Desecrated
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Vegetation: Vines
Drainage: Good
Problem: Encroachment
Problem: Apathy
Owner: Government
Use: Recreational
Bordering: Recreational
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: Yes
Habitat: Yes
Contacted: The landowner - Tennessee Valley authority a US
government agency
Surnames
Adams, Oates, Reagan, Skipworth
and Wallace
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name: Dave Oates
Email: d_oates@lcc.net
Date: March 3, 2002
