Russell County is in need of a volunteer ACPA County Representative. An ACPA County Rep must live within Russell County or in an adjoining county. He or she would respond to queries and concerns about cemeteries within the county of Russell. This is a volunteer position for those interested in preserving Russell County's cemetery heritage and who enjoys interacting with people and recording cemeteries. No special knowledge or training needed. If this sounds like you, then you are an ideal candidate to be the next ACPA Representative for Russell County.

Every grave deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. The picture to the right is a covered grave house in Russell County. Grave houses were once common throughout the Country, but few have survived. This old grave house is an example of how they were built over a burial to shelter and to protect the grave. The Russell Angel to the left is found in Hurtsboro City Cemetery.

Please help the ACPA reach it's goal of registering every cemetery in the State of Alabama. We would like to invite you to register your cemetery or cemeteries with the ACPA Cemetery Register. Please click the "Register A Cemetery" button below.

If you have a heart for cemetery preservation and would like to initiate a project in Russell County you may reach the ACPA coordinatior via the ACPA message center. Please check back periodically for news and events impacting Russell County. Let us know if you have questions or we can assist you in anyway.