BLACK (Alexander) CEMETERY, (Carey Road abt 10 miles NE of Athens) , LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA

This map shows the the Black (Alex) Cemetery in the junction of Carey Road and Porter Gin Road back under a clump of trees.


This cemetery is located on the south side of Carey Road just after the 2nd 90 degree bend in the road going east from Hays Mill Road. About 50 yards from the road under a stand of trees. The map shows above that it is in the SE corner of Porter Gin & Carey Rd back in the thicket. vegetation is very dense back in there.
Using another method the cemetery is located in SE quarter (center of) Section 15, Township 2 South & Range 4 West. The location is as I find it is in the center of Section 15, (but, abt 50 yards south and 200 yards west of the center), Township 2 South & Range 4 West. You will find this cemetery at the GPS Coordinates of 34.87635 degrees North and 86.94140 degrees West.


This cemetery is located on the south side of Carey Road just after the 2nd 90 degree bend in the road going east from Hays Mill Road. About 50 yards from the road under a stand of trees. The map shows above that it is in the SE corner of Porter Gin & Carey Rd back in the thicket. vegetation is very dense back in there.

This map drawn up by Jep Black (deceased in 2010 shows his directions to this cemetery our one connection to the location of this essentially lost graveyard
Maps from MS Streets & Trips 2005 and Map Quest, modified for this site by Wayne Austin 2 Nov 2009