Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama)
Maple Hill Cemetery | |
The cemetery in 2006 | |
| Location | 202 Maple Hill Dr., Huntsville, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°43′59″N 86°34′24″W / 34.73306°N 86.57333°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1822 |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000523 |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 2012 |
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.