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Calhoun County, Alabama

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
64historic places
—earliest paper
1832formed
116,441pop. 2020
81cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 64 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Anniston, Jacksonville, Oxford.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

47 of 64 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

64 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Aderholdt's MillJacksonvilleBuilding1988
Anniston Cotton Manufacturing CompanyAnnistonBuilding1985
Anniston Electric and Gas Company Plant, OldAnnistonBuilding1991
Anniston Inn KitchenAnnistonBuilding1973
Anniston Transfer CompanyAnnistonBuilding1985
Bagley-Cater BuildingAnnistonBuilding1985
Bank of AnnistonAnnistonBuilding1985
Caldwell BuildingAnnistonBuilding1982
Calhoun County CourthouseAnnistonBuilding1985
Coldwater Creek Covered BridgeColdwaterStructure1973
Cooper, Davis C., HouseOxfordBuilding2005
Crowan CottageAnnistonBuilding1975
Downtown Anniston Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict1991
Downtown Anniston Historic District (Additional Documentation)AnnistonDistrict1991
Downtown Anniston Historic District (Boundary Increase II/Decrease)AnnistonDistrict2024
Downtown Anniston Historic District (Boundary Increase)AnnistonDistrict2010
Downtown Jacksonville Historic DistrictJacksonvilleDistrict1986
East Anniston Residential Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict1993
First Presbyterian ChurchJacksonvilleBuilding1982
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict2006
Fort McClellan Industrial Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict2006
Fort McClellan Post Headquarters Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict2006
Francis, Dr. J. C., OfficeJacksonvilleBuilding1970
Glen Addie Volunteer Hose Company Fire HallAnnistonBuilding1985
Glenwood Terrace Residential Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict1985
Glover, Henry Burt, HouseAnnistonBuilding1985
Grace Episcopal ChurchAnnistonBuilding1985
GreenwoodAlexandriaBuilding1989
Henry, Charles B., BarnJacksonvilleBuilding1997
Hillside CemeteryAnnistonStructure1985
Huger, Richard P., HouseAnnistonBuilding1985
Janney FurnaceOhatcheeSite1976
Kilby HouseAnnistonBuilding1985
Kress BuildingAnnistonBuilding1985
Lyric TheatreAnnistonBuilding1980
McKleroy-Wilson-Kirby HouseAnnistonBuilding1984
Montgomery Ward-Alabama Power Company BuildingAnnistonBuilding1985
Mount Zion Baptist ChurchAnnistonBuilding1985
Noble CottageAnnistonBuilding1976
Noble, Samuel, MonumentAnnistonObject1985
Noble-McCaa-Butler HouseAnnistonBuilding1985
Nonnenmacher BakeryAnnistonBuilding1985
Nonnenmacher HouseAnnistonBuilding1985
Oak Tree CottageAnnistonBuilding1985
Oxford Railway DepotOxfordBuilding2025
Parker Memorial Baptist ChurchAnnistonBuilding1985
Parker-Reynolds HouseAnnistonBuilding1982
Peerless SaloonAnnistonBuilding1985
Profile Cotton Mills Historic DistrictJacksonvilleDistrict2006
Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal ChurchAnnistonBuilding1985
Security Bank BuildingAnnistonBuilding1985
Smith, Lansing T., HouseAnnistonBuilding1985
Snow, Dudley, HouseOxfordBuilding1982
Southern Railway DepotPiedmontBuilding1984
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal ChurchAnnistonBuilding1978
Temple Beth-ElAnnistonBuilding1985
Ten OaksJacksonvilleBuilding2001
The PinesAnnistonBuilding1991
Tyler Hill Residential Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict1985
U.S. Post OfficeAnnistonBuilding1976
Union Depot and Freight HouseAnnistonBuilding1985
West Fifteenth Street Historic DistrictAnnistonDistrict1991
Wikle Drug CompanyAnnistonBuilding1985
Woods, Alexander, HouseJacksonvilleBuilding1988

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Calhoun was formed in 1832 (1832-12-18) from St.

BENTON (now CALHOUN) created from ST. CLAIR.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Calhoun County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

120k67k14k1840188019201930196020002020
18401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
14,26021,53919,59134,87447,82263,31979,53995,878119,761112,249116,441

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

81 cemeteries and 47 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 81 listed
NameLatLon
Alexander CemeteryNoneNone
Alexandria United Methodist Church Cemetery33.77287-85.88246
Anniston Memorial Gardens33.73275-85.88049
Antioch Memorial Gardens33.6058-85.97869
Bain CemeteryNoneNone
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery33.78259-85.86302
Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery33.58058-85.76891
Bishop CemeteryNoneNone
Boozer Cemetery33.87065-85.74552
Broughton CemeteryNoneNone
Buckalew CemeteryNoneNone
Carpenter Cemetery33.84078-85.7708
Coker CemeteryNoneNone
Coldwater Cemetery33.58816-85.92024
Community Cemetery33.86871-85.7319
Creswell Cemetery33.66825-86.04508
Crook Cemetery33.78382-85.93239
Crow CemeteryNoneNone
Crow CemeteryNoneNone
Crystal Springs Cemetery33.85667-85.90888
Cunningham-Pyles CemeteryNoneNone
Dickinson CemeteryNoneNone
Driskell CemeteryNoneNone
Duke CemeteryNoneNone
Edgemont Cemetery33.69066-85.82858
Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery33.63475-85.78818
Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery33.71791-85.80927
Fourmile Cemetery33.75982-85.77468
Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery33.83113-85.79909
Gladden Cemetery33.76704-85.91219
Green Cemetery33.69035-86.0753
Green CemeteryNoneNone
Green Cemetery33.8686-85.73194
Greenlawn Cemetery33.82526-85.77141
Halls Chapel Cemetery33.75-85.84694
Hampton Cemetery33.74843-85.92885
Hanks Cemetery33.91262-85.57686
Hanna Cemetery33.69399-85.66885
Hebron Cemetery33.83885-85.94087
Highland Cemetery33.6576-85.81524
Highland Cemetery33.93385-85.61471
Hillcrest Cemetery33.82173-85.77327
Hillside Cemetery33.65793-85.81759
Hudson Cemetery33.72176-85.66023
Iron City Cemetery33.67162-85.66688
Jacksonville City Cemetery33.80782-85.75752
Johnston CemeteryNoneNone
Ladiga Cemetery33.93998-85.57418
Landers Cemetery33.9287-85.82052
Lead Mines CemeteryNoneNone
Littlejohn Cemetery33.92759-85.7094
Lloyds Chapel Cemetery33.69176-85.88302
McCain Cemetery33.85482-85.74552
Middleton Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery33.77022-85.98374
Moore Cemetery33.84435-85.8078
Morrisville CemeteryNoneNone
Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery33.75788-85.89259
Munger Cemetery33.842-85.78474
Nances Creek Cemetery33.85065-85.67301
New Bethel Cemetery33.68732-85.96274
New Mount Sellers Cemetery33.7433-85.91676
New Prospect Cemetery33.65677-85.70023
Newton CemeteryNoneNone
Oconee Cemetery33.61538-85.79524
Ohatchee Cemetery33.80041-86.00383
Ohatchee Number 2 Cemetery33.89954-85.79718
Old Davistown Cemetery33.64967-85.66361
Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery33.6176-85.84219
Piedmont Memory Gardens Cemetery33.92375-85.59413
Pine Ridge Cemetery33.58566-85.8019
Ragan Chapel Cemetery33.7512-86.04608
Robinson-Dickson CemeteryNoneNone
Rolands CemeteryNoneNone
Seven Springs Cemetery33.84847-85.85714
Ten Island Cemetery33.80023-86.0369
Thomas CemeteryNoneNone
Union Grove Cemetery33.62955-85.78246
Wellborn Cemetery33.86954-85.73885
Westview Gardens Cemetery33.6779-85.87093
Whites Gap Cemetery33.77927-85.73885
Historical populated places — 47 of 47
NameLatLon
Abernathy33.79677-85.56551
Adelia33.91121-85.77774
Beasley33.7576-85.98164
Bera33.70621-85.92552
Blue Eye33.64732-86.0208
Blue Springs33.72232-85.81941
Boozer33.70205-86.0458
Bruner33.68482-86.07692
Cane Creek33.71677-86.00636
Chigger Ridge33.78427-85.95191
Chinnabee33.59761-85.81802
Clark33.77649-85.93191
Cochran Springs33.84177-86.01858
Collins33.95649-85.70691
Dailey33.92371-85.54079
Douthrittville33.89454-85.93608
Germania Springs33.84816-85.75552
Goshen33.95899-85.61663
Hebron33.83621-85.93691
Hill Top33.83343-85.89441
House33.59038-85.85274
Irene33.93899-85.7958
June Bug33.75455-85.78746
Kearney33.88538-85.7083
Mack33.86371-85.86886
McCullars33.79927-85.90802
Meade33.65982-85.97775
Midway33.89093-85.68469
Millie33.91677-85.85302
Minden33.70232-86.10608
Mink33.89788-85.79385
Mount Gilead33.88677-85.86663
Oak Grove33.88843-85.9158
Old Goshen Center33.95843-85.57218
Otipalin33.8001-86.06108
Peeks Hill33.84565-85.9533
Pleasant Valley33.86954-85.82219
Polkville33.7201-85.96525
Rudd33.80288-85.89025
Tallaseehatchee33.78232-85.90913
Tarsus33.62233-85.95608
Timmons Springs33.75565-86.01025
Tooktocaugee33.69316-85.69857
Womack33.70288-86.0208
Woodruff33.81399-85.89219
Zula33.7351-85.99025
Zuni33.88816-85.72774

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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