Dodd Graveyard
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Dodd Graveyard

Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

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    Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35242 United States
    Coordinates: 33.48202, -86.70766
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This cemetery is located off I-459 near the Boy Scout building. Local stories say that it was maintained by descendants of those buried there up through the 1960s, but little has been done since, and there are few records to be found relating to burials there. Most are Dodd family members, but some other burials may be Wootens/Woottens, Howards or Beardens. There are few stones, most are field stones, and a few of those have Dodd and a little other information scratched on them. There are, according to a survey from the mid 1900s, 40-50 burials here. It was apparently one of the first burial grounds for many of the original settlers of the area. In the early 1900s the William K. Brown family deeded it to M. Wooten, J. Dodd, J. Igo, J. Bagwell, and J.A.J. Dodd for a private burial ground and it became known as the Dodd Cemetery. M.T. Wooten spelled his name "Wootten" on the deed, which was notarized in Jefferson County by E.E.Hill in January, 1905. After the Boy Scouts of America built their headquarters building, they began maintaining the graveyard by keeping it clear and mowed, but it is otherwise undisturbed and unmarked.
This cemetery is located off I-459 near the Boy Scout building. Local stories say that it was maintained by descendants of those buried there up through the 1960s, but little has been done since, and there are few records to be found relating to burials there. Most are Dodd family members, but some other burials may be Wootens/Woottens, Howards or Beardens. There are few stones, most are field stones, and a few of those have Dodd and a little other information scratched on them. There are, according to a survey from the mid 1900s, 40-50 burials here. It was apparently one of the first burial grounds for many of the original settlers of the area. In the early 1900s the William K. Brown family deeded it to M. Wooten, J. Dodd, J. Igo, J. Bagwell, and J.A.J. Dodd for a private burial ground and it became known as the Dodd Cemetery. M.T. Wooten spelled his name "Wootten" on the deed, which was notarized in Jefferson County by E.E.Hill in January, 1905. After the Boy Scouts of America built their headquarters building, they began maintaining the graveyard by keeping it clear and mowed, but it is otherwise undisturbed and unmarked.

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  • Added: 14 Mar 2020
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2702650