Lauderdale County, Alabama
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 38 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Florence, Smithsonia, florence.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP18 of 38 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
38 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLauderdale was formed in 1818 (1818-02-06) from unknown / original county.
LAUDERDALE created from Non-County Area 1.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLauderdale County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,963 | 14,485 | 17,420 | 21,035 | 26,559 | 39,556 | 46,230 | 54,179 | 61,622 | 80,546 | 87,966 | 93,564 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS151 cemeteries and 38 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 151 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Allen Cemetery |
| Armistead Cemetery |
| Austin Cemetery |
| Baileys Chapel Cemetery |
| Barkley Cemetery |
| Barnett Cemetery |
| Barnett Cemetery |
| Bedingfield Cemetery |
| Belew Cemetery |
| Bluewater Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Canerday Cemetery |
| Carson Cemetery |
| Cauhorn Cemetery |
| Chisholm Cemetery |
| Coffee Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery |
| Corum Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery |
| Crow Cemetery |
| Crow Cemetery |
| Cunningham Cemetery |
| Cunningham Cemetery |
| Dean - McNairy Cemetery |
| Douglass Cemetery |
| Dowdy Cemetery |
| Duncan Cemetery |
| Emmaline Stutts Cemetery |
| Flint Cemetery |
| Florence Cemetery |
| Francis - King - Lucas Cemetery |
| Fuqua - Sturdivant Cemetery |
| Gabriel Butler Cemetery |
| George Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Greenview Memorial Cemetery |
| Greer Cemetery |
| Gresham Cemetery |
| Grisham Cemetery |
| Hale Cemetery |
| Hammond Cemetery |
| Haraway Cemetery |
| Harden Cemetery |
| Harmon Cemetery |
| Harrison Cemetery |
| Harvey Cemetery |
| Hawkins Cemetery |
| Henry Stutts Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery |
| Holden Cemetery |
| Hooie - Bedingfield Cemetery |
| Houston Cemetery |
| Huff Cemetery |
| Huff Cemetery |
| Ingram Cemetery |
| Ingram Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| James Whitehead Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Jones Hill Cemetery |
| Jordan Cemetery |
| Kachelman Cemetery |
| Kennedy - Stutts Cemetery |
| Key Cemetery |
| Legg Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Lindsey Cemetery |
| Lipscomb Cemetery |
| Little Zion Cemetery |
| McCartney Cemetery |
| McGee Cemetery |
| Michael Cemetery |
| Milford Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 38 of 38
| Name |
|---|
| Arnot |
| Atlas |
| Bainbridge |
| Beach Grove |
| Belew |
| Belleview |
| Bethel |
| Canaan |
| Cedar Hill |
| Corum |
| Estep |
| Green Tree |
| Haddock |
| Hurricane |
| Kendell |
| Keys Chapel |
| Kilburn |
| Kingman |
| Marmion |
| Masonville |
| Mathews |
| McGee |
| Mecca |
| Melvin |
| Mount Olive |
| New Georgia |
| North Carolina |
| North Port |
| Palestine |
| Posey |
| Shaw |
| Slabtown |
| Stoney Point |
| Stutts |
| Sugar |
| Webster |
| Westmoreland |
| Wilson Dam Village Number Three |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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