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 Crook Cemetery - Alexandria, AL Posted by:  Lat34North
N 33° 47.005 W 085° 55.951
16S E 598831 N 3738654
James Crook established this cemetery in 1837 on land he purchased from Creek Indian. Located at the cemetery on McCullars Lane west of County Road 73, Alexandria, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMF43F
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2012
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There are over 1,000 headstones in this old cemetery. There is a historic marker at the cemetery that provides the following information.
Crook Cemetery
James Crook established this cemetery in 1837 on land he purchased from Creek Indians. In 1834, he and his family moved to this area from South Carolina. In Nov. 1837, Samuel M. Crook, grandson of James Crook, was the first person buried here. Although Crook Cemetery was established as a family burying ground, it was later opened for community burials. In the mid-1900s, W. L. McCullars donated additional land for the cemetery. State officials acknowledged the historical significance of Crook Cemetery by adding it to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on Nov. 12, 2008.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register Marker
erected in 2009 by Crook Cemetery, Inc.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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