Allan Cemetery
The Allan Cemetery, formerly known as the Isaac Johnson Cemetery is a small privately-owned cemetery on Cahaba Valley Road (Alabama State Highway 119) near Cahaba Valley Trace in unincorporated Shelby County, just north of Oak Mountain State Park. The 2.2-acre property has approximately 371 headstones.
The site was first used as a cemetery by Isaac Francis Johnson (1780–1867), who buried his wife Fannie and two sons who died from yellow fever in 1835. A small frame meeting house adjoining the cemetery was built to host funeral services and an annual "memorial day" in June, during which time the graveyard was cleaned up and decorated. The building is presently vacant and no longer secured.
The site was added to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on August 11, 2020. The nearby Gilbert Cemetery served as a burial site for Black residents of the area.
References
- Smith, Barry Wise (October 23, 2011) "Hidden Haunts: Small, local cemeteries reveal Birmingham's early history." Birmingham magazine
External links
- Allan Cemetery at Findagrave.com
- Allan Cemetery transcribed headstones