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Fort Mitchell
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Alabama
County Russell
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID 118523

Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The area was originally a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War (1813–14).

The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for the interment of all US veterans.

Landmarks

  • Fort Mitchell National Cemetery
  • Fort Mitchell Historic Site

Gallery

Below are photographs taken in Fort Mitchell as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:

  • Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, July 18, 1935 FRONT AND SIDE VIEW, S. E. - Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House, State Road 165, Fort Mitchell, Russell HABS ALA,57-FOMI,1-5

    Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House

  • Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, July 18, 1935 OLD SLAVE HOUSE, N. W. OF HOUSE - Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House, State Road 165, Fort Mitchell, HABS ALA,57-FOMI,1-12

    Old slave house, beside Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House

  • Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, July 18, 1935 OLD WOOD SHED, S. E. CORNER - Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House, State Road 165, Fort Mitchell, Russell HABS ALA,57-FOMI,1-14

    Wood shed, behind Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House

  • Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, July 18, 1935 TOMB MONUMENT OF COL. JOHN CROWELL, SR. AT FORT MITCHELL, ALABAMA - Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House, HABS ALA,57-FOMI,1-15

    Monument to Col. John Crowell, Sr., at Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House

  • Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, July 18, 1935 FRONT AND SIDE VIEW, N. W. CORNER - Old Post Office, Fort Mitchell, Russell County, AL HABS ALA,57-FOMI,2-1

    Old post office

  • Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, July 18, 1935 OLD IRISH GARDENER HOUSE - Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House, State Road 165, Fort Mitchell, Russell HABS ALA,57-FOMI,1-13

    Old Irish gardener house

Municipalities and communities of Russell County, Alabama, United States
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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