Blount County, Alabama
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 5 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Oneonta, Summit, Nectar.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP4 of 5 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
5 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Easley Covered Bridge | Oneonta | 1981 |
| Griffith, Robert G., Sr., House | Summit | 2000 |
| Horton Mill Covered Bridge | Oneonta | 1970 |
| Nectar Covered Bridge | Nectar | 1981 |
| Swann Covered Bridge | Cleveland | 1981 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBlount was formed in 1818 (1818-02-06) from Montgomery.
BLOUNT created from MONTGOMERY and Non-County Area 1.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBlount County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,415 | 5,570 | 10,865 | 15,369 | 23,119 | 25,538 | 29,490 | 28,975 | 25,449 | 36,459 | 51,024 | 59,134 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS65 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 65 of 65 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alldredge Cemetery |
| Bird Cemetery |
| Blackwood Cemetery |
| Blackwood-Cornelius Cemetery |
| Blountsville Cemetery |
| Blue Ridge Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Brown-Hudson Cemetery |
| Bynum Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Chitwood Cemetery |
| Clear Springs Cemetery |
| Clements Cemetery |
| Crump Cemetery |
| Curl Cemetery |
| Daileys Chapel Cemetery |
| Dickson Cemetery |
| Ebell Cemetery |
| Ellison Cemetery |
| Elvester Cemetery |
| Fowler Springs Cemetery |
| Gibbs Chapel Cemetery |
| Gilbreth Cemetery |
| Graves Cemetery |
| Graves Gap Cemetery |
| Greens Chapel Cemetery |
| Guinns Cove Cemetery |
| Gunter Cemetery |
| Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Harrell Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Holland Cemetery |
| Hood Cemetery |
| Lamb Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Lilly Chapel Cemetery |
| Mauldin Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Mount Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Mount Joy Cemetery |
| Mount Moriah Cemetery |
| Mount Moriah Cemetery |
| Mount Tabor Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Nazarene Church Cemetery |
| Mulberry Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Nesmith Cemetery |
| New Lebanon Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oakhill Cemetery |
| Painter Cemetery |
| Pine Bluff Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Rock Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Roswell Creek Cemetery |
| Sheppard Cemetery |
| Sivley Cemetery |
| South Cemetery |
| Summit Cemetery |
| Tidwell Cemetery |
| Union Grove Cemetery |
| Valley View Cemetery |
| Vandiver Cemetery |
| Village Springs Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 5 of 5
| Name |
|---|
| Bird |
| Craig |
| Dale |
| Fowler |
| Watseka |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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