Columbiana Cemetery

The Columbiana City Cemetery is located on both sides of Shelby County Highway 47 in Columbiana. A cast iron fence, measuring 36 feet by 36 feet, manufactured by the Shelby Iron Company was installed at the cemetery in 1864.

The cemetery contains approximately 2,000 markers. The cemetery was surveyed by the Boy Scouts Robert and Andrew Justice as Robert's Eagle Scout project.

Notable burials

• Horace Ware (died 1864), owner of the Shelby Iron Works
• Billy Thompson (died 2006), Shelby County Commissioner

References

• Gray, Jeremy (November 24, 2006) "Eagle Scout projects restore, map Columbiana cemetery." Birmingham News.

External links

• Seales, Bobby Joe (1979) "Columbiana City Cemetery Census