Cemetery: Old Baptist Cemetery
Other: Old Baptist Cemetery
Sign: No
Street: Alabama Highway 117 N. of Stevenson about two miles south
of Alabama-Tennessee Line.
City: Stevenson, Alabama North about 10 miles Alabama 117.
Township:
County: Jackson
State: Alabama
Nation: USA
Zip:
Status: Abandoned
Size: Medium
Directions: North on Alabama 117 from Stevenson, Alabama.
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural-mixed
Terrain: Level
Watersource: No
Features: Wild growth times many years. Completely overgrown.
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: Bet 1820-1830
Gravestones: 75-80
Oldest: A search would need to be made.
Newest: Approximately 1940
Removed: Unknown
Relocated: No
Repairs: Unsure
Methods:
Restoration: Unsure
Association: Unsure
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Landscaping: No
Paths: No
Trees: No
Crypts: Yes
Fencing: Yes
Walkways: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Unsure
Granite: Yes
Marble: Unsure
Native Stone: Yes
Slate: Unsure
Other Stone: Unsure
Wood: Unsure
Materials: Unsure
Architectural: Unsure
Angels: Unsure
Draperies: Unsure
Fraternal: Unsure
Hands: Unsure
Lambs: Unsure
Monograms: Unsure
Plants: Unsure
Photos: Unsure
Religious: Unsure
Scrollwork: Unsure
Urns: Unsure
Other Carvings: Unsure
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Unsure
Weather problems: No
Pollution problems: No
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Vegetation: Moss
Vegetation: Vines
Drainage: Good
Problem: Apathy
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Woods
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited: Occasionally
Archeology: Unknown
Habitat: Yes
Contacted: No One
Needs
The cemetery appears to have been completely neglected for the last
40-50 years. It is completely overgrown. This cemetery is a state
treasure as it is the burial place of some of the earliest settlers in
northeast Alabama (Jackson County). There were settlers in this area
when Jackson County was still in Indian territory. Some of them lie
today in this unkempt, uncared for, cemetery
Other Information
Support
Jackson County Commission
Submitted by:
name: George Johnson
Email: ghjhere@cafes.net
Date: December 25, 2001
