Location:
From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go west on Hancock St. which becomes Highway 49 and follow Highway 49 south for 3.3 miles from the Courthouse. Turn left at Allen Memorial Drive. Proceed about 0.6 of a mile until you come to Shana Drive on the right. Go past Shana Drive to the third house at 159 Allen Memorial Drive. The cemetery is in the woods about 250 feet behind the house or about 400 feet from Allen Memorial Drive. It is on the edge of the Big Gully.
GPS coordinates: 33 03' 13.9" N 83 16' 11.9" W
or in degrees only form: 33.05386° N X 83.26997° W
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GMD: 321
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: White
On Tax Map 59, Parcel 25.
Unmarked Grave - Sam Thomas
- ca. May 5, 1887
Somewhere near here, Sam Thomas (an African American described as a young man) fell down a well, which caved in on top of him. His body was never recovered, per Union-Recorder
Grave 5
