Old Rosemere Cemetery: On July 23, 1869, the City of Opelika purchased ten acres of land for a cemetery from Dr. A.B. Bennett for $100 an acre. On November 23, 1869, he accepted his choice of a lot in exchange for the debt. The earliest marked grave is dated September 25, 1854, for Nelson Clayton, the four year old son of H.D. & V.V. Clayton. This grave was moved from the Clayton plantation. 34...
This cemetery is located on 4009 Lee Road 391, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama. Find a Grave
NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 10, Township 20N, Range 26E in Lee County, Alabama. The Allen name is used since no other name is known. Allen Cemetery is located eight miles north of Opelika on US Highway 431, .3 mile south of the Chambers County line and 400 feet east of the highway on crest of ridge. There appears to be about 20 graves with no identification of any kind - - just caved in areas. The...