Cemetery Name: Old Memphis Cemetery
Street:
City: Old Memphis
County: Pickens
State: Alabama
Zip:
Land Type: Private
Status: Inactive
Number of graves: (?) Hundred
Oldest grave: Unknown
Records: Don't Know
Inventory: Yes
Owner: Unknown-government land. U.S Corp of Engineers.
Location
I can't locate it at this time but I have a copy of a page from a
book I reviewed at the Dallas, TX library. It would have been a book
concerning Pickens City, Alabama.
Description
It sits in the woods on the western bank of the Tom Bigbee River in
Pickens City, Alabama; just east of Macon, MS. There was a town there
at one time but it is long gone.
Problem
It sits on wooded land and has fallen to decay. I'm sure it's been
vandalized. I couldn't even find it but my uncle went in the woods and
found it. It's not a big area but there are signs up about "bow
hunting only" so I was worried about going in. Old Memphis was an
important town at one time-the ferries crossed the river there. Quite
a few of my relatives are buried there along with a lot of other
distinguished people who lived there.
Previous Contacts
I tried contacting a government agency but got no response. I don't
know where else to turn.
Current Status
Horrible.
Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:
name: Debi Dennington
Email: LilDebD@aol.com
