Cemeteries in Cusseta, Alabama

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The current town of Cusseta developed along the Montgomery and West Point Railroad line after the Creeks were forced from their land in the early 1830s. The town was first known as Blackstone after a man named Black who had built a trading post in the area.

Cusseta, also known as Kasihta, was a Peace Town of the Lower Towns, a division of the Muscogee Confederacy. It was located in what the Spanish called Apalachicola Province on the Chattahoochee River, then in what is now the state of Georgia near the Ocmulgee River, and finally again on the Chattahoochee River.

In the late 1700's, the center of the Creek Nation was along the intersection of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery. The ancestors of the Poarch Creek Indians lived along the Alabama River, including areas from Wetumpka south to the Tensaw settlement.

Cusseta was incorporated as a city on December 22, 1855. It is still the only incorporated city in Chattahoochee County. Cusseta briefly prided itself on having the world's tallest man-made structure, the WTVM/WRBL-TV & WVRK-FM Tower, a guyed transmission tower built in 1962 about one mile from the city.

History. Town Creek was established in the first half of the 19th century, and was originally known as "Jonesboro" after an early settler, William Jones. It incorporated in 1875. Town Creek has one site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Goode-Hall House, to the north of town.

J. R. Phillips moved to Bear Creek in the early 1880s and purchased land for 12.5 cents an acre, and then subdivided it into lots, essentially creating the town of Bear Creek. The town incorporated in 1907. Kayakers on Bear Creek The town's greatest economic period was in the early twentieth century.

Clay City was formerly home to brick and tile manufacturers. The tile used in the former Fairhope City Hall was made in Clay City. The first pottery works in Clay City was established on the banks of the Fish River in 1850, and remained in operation until 1900.

Originally known as “The Ridge,” Oak Hill was settled c. 1830 primarily by former South Carolinians. During the early 1800s, Ebenezer Methodist Campground was located here. Due to a malaria outbreak, settlers from nearby Hamburg moved to Oak Hill in the 1840s.

Cusseta was incorporated as a city on December 22, 1855. It is still the only incorporated city in Chattahoochee County. Cusseta briefly prided itself on having the world's tallest man-made structure, the WTVM/WRBL-TV & WVRK-FM Tower, a guyed transmission tower built in 1962 about one mile from the city.

History. Town Creek was established in the first half of the 19th century, and was originally known as "Jonesboro" after an early settler, William Jones. It incorporated in 1875. Town Creek has one site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Goode-Hall House, to the north of town.

Opelika's history. After the removal of the native peoples by force in 1836-37, the area became known as "Opelika", taken from a word in the Muskogee language meaning "large swamp." Settlement was sporadic until the late 1840s when Opelika quickly became a commercial center with the coming of the railroad.