Catholic Cemetery
Catholic Cemetery, formerly known as the Stone Street Cemetery, is a historic 150-acre cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama. It was established in 1848 by Michael Portier, a native of Montbrison, France and the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Mobile.Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.
- Type: Heritage site
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: historic Roman Catholic cemetery in Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Also known as: “Catholic Cemetery of Mobile”, “Old Catholic Cemetery”, “Stone Street Cemetery”, “The Catholic Cemetery”, and “The Catholic Cemetery of Mobile”
- Address: 1700 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, Mobile, AL 36617
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mobile station and Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
Mobile station
Government office
Photo: Emmett Tullos, CC BY 2.0.
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Passenger Terminal is a historic train station in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Architect P. Thornton Marye designed the Mission Revival style terminal for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Mobile station is situated 1½ miles east of Catholic Cemetery.
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mobile. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is situated 2 miles southeast of Catholic Cemetery.
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church is situated 1¼ miles south of Catholic Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toulminville and Prichard.
Toulminville
Neighborhood
Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s.
Prichard
Town
Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Saraland, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile. Prichard is situated 2 miles north of Catholic Cemetery.
Mobile
Mobile is a city in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America with almost a half million people in the metro area. Mobile is a historic, diverse port city with a strong southern culture and heritage.
Catholic Cemetery
- Categories: Catholic cemetery, cemetery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.70972° or 30° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
-88.07302° or 88° 4′ 23″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Inception
December 18th, 1848Operator
Catholic Cemeteries, Inc.Open location code
862HPW5G+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 319050241OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5053091
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In Other Languages
“Catholic Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière catholique de Mobile”
- French: “Cimetière catholique de Mobile”
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