BURTWELL CEMETERY
To reach this cemetery from Florence go Cox Creek Parkway to Helton Drive and turn right. Go .45 miles to a gravel road on the left. Turn and travel .25 miles to the cemetery on the left. The Cemetery is almost in front of Mr. Lawrence Alexander (1992 instructions) front yard. Not listed on any maps.

Survey, by Orlan K. Irons, 6 Oct 1992
Location: NE 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 26, T2S, R11W

01 BURTWELL, James, Jr., 13 May 1863 - 29 Apr 1918.
02 BURTWELL, Pleasant L., 1879 - 1880.
03 No name or dates, Iron Rod for marker.
04 No name or dates, Iron Rod for marker.
05 No name or dates, Iron Rod & an old funeral marker for a marker.
06 No name or dates, Iron Rod & an old funeral marker for a marker.
07 No name or dates, top of marker with inscription broken off.
08 BURTWELL, Isabella, 1837 - 1917, daughter of C.M. & J.T. Burwell.
09 BURTWELL, Elizabeth C., 1847 - 1916, daughter of C.M. & J.T. Burwell.
10 BURTWELL, Col. John T., 1797 - 1861.
and
11 BURTWELL, Comelia (actually Cornelia) M., 1810 - 1879.
12 BURTWELL, Emma, 1849 - 1850, Infant dau of J. T. & C. M. Burtwell.
13 BURTWELL, -------, 1839 - 1863. (no given name, top of marker broken off)
14 FALCONNET, Hunter, 1871 - 1872, Infant son of E. & A. Falconnet.
15 No name or dates, Iron Pipe for marker.
16 No name or dates, Iron Pipe for marker.
17 No name or dates, Iron Pipe for marker.

*William McDonald Copied this cemetery 27 Apr 1969. His list contained these two names that were not found by Orlan K. Irons - 1992
*BURTWELL, Colonel J.R.B., 1835 - 1873.
*BEDFORD, Dr C.R. Age 63, no other information.

This cemetery listing Posted in manuscript form in the Florence, Lauderdale County Library Cemetery books bounded up in the Lauderdale County Alabama Archives.

We do not know if this GPS location is correct. It is a posting based on the above description but may not include a .25 mile trip down the gravel road as there is no gravel road there anymore. If you know where this cemetery is and can describe that please let C. Wayne Austin know.

Added here by C. Wayne Austin & Mary Bob McClain Richardson.