Scott Martin has been appointed as the ACPA Chilton County Representative. Please contact him if you have any questions or interest in the cemeteries in Chilton County. Inquiries are welcome.

The Upper Creek Indians were the first known inhabitants of what is now Chilton County. Creek burial grounds are noticeable around the Union Grove community, near I-65. The descendants of the Creeks still reside on this land and have documents to link them back to the land as far back as 1665. The oldest recorded burials are those of the Rocky Mount community in Chilton County. Some sources have Revolutionary Soldier Johnathan Clowers, buried at Caviness Gardens (194-NE), as the oldest recorded burial. He was buried in 1836. There are several unmarked graves throughout the county that could possibly be older.

Cemeteries are plentiful throughout Chilton County. As you can see, Chilton County has its share of interesting people buried here. There are several Revolutionary Soldiers buried in the county and your help is needed to locate and preserve these sites. There are also close to, if not over, one thousand Confederate Soldiers buried across our great county. Although I have not run across any Union Soldiers buried here, there are said to be a hand full.

Clanton City Cemetery Clanton City Cemetery Cane Creek Cemetery Cemeteries are plentiful throughout Chilton County. As you can see, Chilton County has its share of interesting people buried here. There are several Revolutionary Soldiers buried in the county and your help is needed to locate and preserve these sites. There are also close to, if not over, one thousand Confederate Soldiers buried across our great county. Although I have not run across any Union Soldiers buried here, there are said to be a hand full. Chilton County has approximately 240 known cemeteries. Thanks to many people before me, this county has had almost every cemetery in the county located and surveyed. These cemetery surveys were mostly done in the 70s and 80s though. Volunteers are needed to do up-to-date surveys of all our cemeteries. This will help update existing records and record the condition of our cemeteries.