Forks of Cypress Cemetery
Forks of Cypress Cemetery is a historic cemetery near Florence, Alabama. The cemetery contains the graves of Forks of Cypress owner James Jackson, several members of his family, and numerous slaves who worked on the plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic cemetery in Alabama
- Also known as: “Jackson Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Water Tower and James Martin House.
Old Water Tower
Water tower
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The Old Florence Water Tower is a historic water tower in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1889 by the Jeter and Boardman Gas and Water Association to increase water capacity in the town, which was undergoing a boom in population. Old Water Tower is situated 2½ miles southeast of Forks of Cypress Cemetery.
James Martin House
House
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The James Martin House is a historic residence in Florence, Alabama. Martin was a leading Florence industrialist of the Antebellum era, who owned a cotton spinning mill along Cypress Creek. James Martin House is situated 2½ miles southeast of Forks of Cypress Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mars Hill and Florence.
Mars Hill
Hamlet
Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School. Mars Hill is situated 3½ miles east of Forks of Cypress Cemetery.
Florence
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Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner, and had a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.
Sheffield
Village
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Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census. and was estimated to be 9,307 in 2023. Sheffield is situated 6 miles south of Forks of Cypress Cemetery.
Forks of Cypress Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.84792° or 34° 50′ 53″ northLongitude
-87.72215° or 87° 43′ 20″ westElevation
515 feet (157 metres)Open location code
866JR7XH+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 465939151OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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