This cemetery is located on the ridge running between the road to the Bevis Community and the road to the Balentine Cemetery. A faint dirt road runs by the cemetery between the two roads mentioned. A gate is across the road, which has not been used for years. The last person buried there was Salley Barkley Hayes, mother of George Barkley. At one time there were some tombstones with inscriptions. The Dulins, Coopers, and Barkleys are buried here. There was once a log building used for a church and schoolhouse. When a new building was built about a mile away, the old site was abandoned.
Information submitted by Mrs. Grace Wright Carver.
I am interested in ANY information about the OLD CHESTNUT GROVE Cemetery. Please email me at stevecooper75@comcast.net or phone 256-767-1085.
Steve Cooper, 11415 Highway 157, Florence, Alabama, 35633