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Key Underwood Memorial Coon Dog Graveyard Cemetery

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Key Underwood Memorial Coon Dog Graveyard Cemetery

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The World's Only Coon Dog Cemetery. An amazing peaceful place that pays tribute to all Coon Dogs.
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Description

The only Coon Dog Cemetery in the world

Mission

Preserve and Restore the Key Underwood Coon Dog Cemetery for future generations.

Address: 4945 Coon Dog Cemetery Rd, Cherokee (Alabama) 35616
Phone: (256) 412-5970
Email: ten.tsacmoc@yretemecgodnooc
Parking: Lot, Street
State: AL
City: Cherokee
Street Number: 4945 Coon Dog Cemetery Rd
Zip Code: 35616
categories: travel & transportation, pet, pet cemetery


Reviews
I shed tears within moments of walking through the memorials to these beloved pets. Dug through my car for all change I had to continue the tradition of leaving tokens of respect via coins, and even the 901 painted rock I kept in my car. A loving a moving place full of warm and tender vibes, very fitting for a place devoted to the loyal friendship between dogs and mankind.
Great piece of history! Make sure you bring plenty of pennies!
What a great tribute to some of man's best friends. Set way out in the hills this quiet memorial to full purebred coon dogs displays the love the owners had for their friends. This roadside attraction has an outbuilding on a concrete base as well as benches to sit on to take in the peacefulness. Each grave has a marker and some colorful plastic flowers that spread out over the grounds making it a beautiful sight. There is a guestbook to sign and most days it seems that a few visits are made.
Interesting Place. The day we visited a family was having a picnic here. That's real love for a coon dog. They said that several of their champion dogs were buried there. One of the kids pointed out their grave sites. We spent maybe 20min taking pictures and admiring peoples love for their dogs.
Anyone with a love for dogs will find this place interesting. But don't expect you can bury "FiFi" the poodle here. This is hollowed ground for Coon Dogs only. I love bringing out-of-state visitors here. They never fail to really enjoy the trip to this special spot and are impressed with the creativity and beauty of the various head stones. And it doesn't cost a dime! There is no staff or host here. It is very isolated. No facilities except an old time "out house" which may or may not have paper but will certainly have a stink.
Such an eerie place at night, but still neat to see something so unique. It's a pretty good drive from the highway...about 4-5 miles. It's located in a very beautiful area of Alabama, too. Surrounded by hills, trees, and wildlife. I was disappointed one of the statues had been vandalized, but it's still a sight worth seeing.
Very peaceful. Definately worth the drive to see the respect and love shown to these great dogs. Would love to see the Labor Day celebration!
This place is well worth the drive. Even if you may not be a dog lover, this is a quiet place to reflect on lost loved ones of all species.
If you are a pet person you will love this place. We were staying at Joe Wheeler state park and drove over, a little over an hour drive and so worth it. Big, fancy head markers or simple sticks with the dog’s collar on it, dogs from as far away as Michigan are buried there. And each grave has a small bouquet of flowers…the simplest grave with just a rock marker had the same bouquet as the expensive marble headstones. So sweet! Go there!!
In Alabama, we stopped to visit the world’s only Coon Dog Cemetery. There were over a hundred gravesites of coon dogs. The first, Troop, was buried in 1937 and the most recent one we saw was 1999. Quite a variety of both names and grave markers. Some made professionally in marble and granite, others were pieces of wood with an epitaph painted on, and still some were chunks of rock or cement with words of affection carved in. Troop, Old Blue, Ruff, Moma, Queen, Track, and my personal favorite Dr. Doom were among the deceased. This stop was quite a find, well worth going 20 miles out of our way to see.
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