Greene County, Alabama
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 36 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Eutaw, Forkland, Boligee.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP33 of 36 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
36 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBGreene was formed in 1819 (1819-12-13) from Marengo, Tuscaloosa.
GREENE created from MARENGO and TUSCALOOSA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusGreene County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,554 | 24,024 | 30,859 | 21,931 | 24,182 | 18,133 | 19,185 | 16,482 | 13,600 | 11,021 | 9,974 | 7,730 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS128 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 128 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alexander Cemetery |
| Arington Cemetery |
| Barnes Rancher Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Bethsalem Cemetery |
| Beulah Cemetery |
| Beulah Cemetery |
| Bird Cemetery |
| Birdine Cemetery |
| Blocker Hill Cemetery |
| Boatright Cemetery |
| Boligee Cemetery |
| Bowers Cemetery |
| Brasfield Cemetery |
| Brickyard Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| Collins Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Cooks Cemetery |
| Cooks Cemetery |
| Craig Cemetery |
| Crawford Cemetery |
| Creehill Cemetery |
| Dallas Cemetery |
| Dallas Cemetery |
| DeVelle Cemetery |
| Demount Cemetery |
| Eatman Cemetery |
| Eatman Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Ellis Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Gotes Cemetery |
| Greenon Cemetery |
| Grove Cemetery |
| Hard Bargain Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Hebron Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Hick Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery |
| Hogley Wood Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Horton Cemetery |
| Horton Cemetery |
| Hughes Cemetery |
| Hutton Cemetery |
| John Hall Family Cemetery |
| Johnson Hill Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Kirksey Cemetery |
| Kirksey Cemetery |
| Knoxville Cemetery |
| Little Zion Cemetery |
| Logan Cemetery |
| Longer Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Manatua Cemetery |
| McGiffert Cemetery |
| Mesopotamia Cemetery |
| Mobley Cemetery |
| Morgan Cemetery |
| Morning Star Cemetery |
| Morning Star Cemetery |
| Mount Bethel Cemetery |
| Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Mount Moriah Cemetery |
| Mount Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zoar Cemetery |
| Neal Cemetery |
| New Bethany Cemetery |
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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