Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 44 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Tuscaloosa, Northport, Buhl.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP25 of 44 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
44 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBTuscaloosa was formed in 1818 (1818-02-06) from Montgomery.
TUSCALOOSA created from MONTGOMERY and Non-County Area 1; overlapped state of Mississippi.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusTuscaloosa County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,229 | 16,583 | 23,200 | 24,957 | 36,147 | 53,680 | 76,036 | 94,092 | 109,047 | 137,541 | 164,875 | 227,036 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS210 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 210 listed
| Name |
|---|
| African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Alberta Cemetery |
| Andrews Chapel Cemetery |
| Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Arbor Springs Cemetery |
| Backbone Cemetery |
| Bankston Cemetery |
| Beale Cemetery |
| Beautiful Zion Cemetery |
| Bethabara Cemetery |
| Bethany Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Beulah Cemetery |
| Big Creek Cemetery |
| Big Hurricane Baptist Cemetery |
| Big Sandy Cemetery |
| Big Sandy Cemetery |
| Bone Camp Cemetery |
| Boone Cemetery |
| Bryant Cemetery |
| Bucksville Cemetery |
| Caledonia Cemetery |
| Camp Ground Cemetery |
| Carrolls Creek Cemetery |
| Cedar Oak Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Chambers Cemetery |
| Chapel Hill Cemetery |
| Christian Sisters and Brothers Society Cemetery |
| Christian Union Cemetery |
| Coaling Cemetery |
| Coker Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery |
| Corinth Cemetery |
| Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery |
| Cowden Cemetery |
| Cripple Creek Cemetery |
| Darden Cemetery |
| Davis Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Dawson Cemetery |
| Dennis Springer Cemetery |
| Dodd Cemetery |
| Dry Creek Cemetery |
| Duncanville Cemetery |
| Dunn's Creek Cemetery Number 1 |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Edmondson Cemetery |
| Enterprise Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Espy Cemetery |
| Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Flatwoods Cemetery |
| Foster Cemetery |
| Foster Cemetery |
| Freeman Cemetery |
| Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Garners Cemetery |
| Geer Cemetery |
| Gilgal Cemetery |
| Gilliam Cemetery |
| Goodwater Cemetery |
| Grants Creek Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Guy Cemetery |
| Guy Cemetery |
| Harkey Cemetery |
| Hawthorne Cemetery |
| Haygood Cemetery |
| Hendrix Cemetery |
| Hendrix Cemetery |
| Hephzibah Cemetery |
| Hickman Chapel Cemetery |
| Holly Springs Cemetery |
| Holly Springs Cemetery |
| Holt 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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