Walston Cemetery

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Title

Walston Cemetery

Subject

Cemeteries; Lauderdale County, AL

Description

To reach the Walston Cemetery from Florence, Alabama, travel west on Alabama Highway 20 for 3.3 miles. Turn left (west) onto County Rd. 14 (Waterloo Rd.) and travel 5.4 miles to the community of Oakland, Alabama. Turn left onto County Rd. 15 and go about 1.1 mile to the cemetery on the right about 100 yards off the road. Walston cemetery is an old cemetery with the oldest known burial being Elizabeth Walston in 1830. The name of the cemetery is taken from the Walston family. Thirty to thirty-five unidentified graves surround the white section. The black section has multiple sunken areas that are graves with no markers. Some slaves might have been buried in this area. The cemetery combined has a record of 435 records.

Creator

Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama

Source

Montgomery, David L. "Walston Cemetery." Cemeteries Only. November 1, 2014. http://cemeteriesonly.com/WalstonCem.htm. Accessed April 12, 2015.

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

1830s.

Format

Document