Mississippi Territory Governor Robert Williams established Madison County on Dec. 13, 1808. What appears to be the oldest cemetery in that county—and the state of Alabama—is Sivley Cemetery in ...

For families with loved ones buried there, the new marker is a meaningful recognition.

The Old Lima Cemetery was the second oldest graveyard in the city. It replaced the original Tanner Street Cemetery and, by 1863, many of Lima’s citizenry favored it over the older location. It sat on ...