Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama)

Maple Hill Cemetery
The cemetery in 2006
Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in Huntsville, Alabama
Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama)
Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama)
Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in the United States
Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama)
Location202 Maple Hill Dr., Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates34°43′59″N 86°34′24″W / 34.73306°N 86.57333°W / 34.73306; -86.57333
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1822
NRHP reference No.12000523[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 2012
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Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Founded on two acres (8,000 m2) in about the year 1822, it now encompasses nearly 100 acres (400,000 m2) and contains over 80,000 burials. It was added to the Alabama Historical Commission's Historic Cemetery Register in 2008, and to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. Its occupants include five governors of Alabama, five United States senators, and numerous other figures of local, state, and national note. It is located east of the Twickenham Historic District.

  1. ^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12". National Park Service. September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2015.