This map shows the GPS coordinates of the center of the Flournoy Cemetery as N 35.21386 X W -86.99751.
Location: Go NE out Hwy 31 Alt/Hwy 11 toward I-65 and turn right Beechwood Farm Road and bend back toward the south. Permission can be granted at the end of that road by Mr or Mrs Clayton Beahl. I left their home going north and according to instructions I turned right into the Red Gate going east and went across an in-ground cattle gap about 300 yards out and then came to another fence gate. This was about 350 yards south of the cemetery. I was instructed to park, go thru that gate and walk to the cemetery making certain I closed all gates behind me. One can see the cemetery in a round clump of trees north along the fence line, but out in the field. Alternate Historical instructions: Hwy 31A; Locust Hill, where the Flournoys' settled in 1816; turn right on top of Barlar Hill (meaning back from Barlar's store on left about 400 yards). Located on farm now owned by Clayton and Mary Haehl; go through gate, past a big barn to an old house, turn left and the cemetery is in a grove of trees. Box tombs, very broken up. 1985.
This aerial map highlights the cemetery in the grove of trees out in a field. That road is not on the same land pwner and has a fence between the cemetery and the road.
This photo made about 1950 shows the tombs largely standing. Since this photo and today the vandals have paid a visit here and broken up all the tombs looking for treasure which I am sure the idiots never find. Mr. Beahl has been here 29 years and said the stones have been broken only sparsely since he was here by falling trees. So we know the mass carnage was caused by vandals opening the tombs looking for treasure. As we can barely see in this photo there is a stand up tomb located just right center of the photo that was upright then. It has a massive base, top, but had four sides and a top that now lye on the ground face down leaving us no way to read it anymore. The box tomb on the right edge of the photo shown as still standing is fallen and the top with the inscription turned upside down. That I am sure was caused when the vandals pulled the tomb top (with the inscription) off letting it flip over face down. I think these are for Sarah Cannon or William Alexander Trotter, but as much as 5 tons of stone keep us from being sure. I modified a photo shown here from findagrave to depict the damage by vandals to this cemetery. Two things dating this photo are the Black Angus cattle and the black & white photo. Angus cattle did not become a wide spread breed until about 1950s. I remember when they were introduced only because my Father who was always interested in Farming mentioned it. He was never a serious farmer but kept up with the latest in developments. So from that we can date this photo as after about 1952 but certainly before the Beahls' moved here in about 1987. Being black & white can date it as before 1960 when widespread development of color film came into use. Cattle will rub on the tall stones eventually causing them to fall but box tombs are too low to the ground for that.
