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The Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Russellville, Alabama was started by the Franklin County Lodge #19 in 1895. An acre of land was purchased from an Alpha Walker for $110.00 by the lodge. Since 1895 the cemetery has expanded by an additional twenty-six acres.
There were 4,728 intermits as of March 25, 2014. Since other Knights of Pythias cemeteries were established across this country and many of those were created for Veterans of the Civil War one can assume this may have been the original purpose for the establishment of the Alabama cemetery. However, since there are a significant number of burials in this cemetery, it appears that at some time it became a common burial ground for the people in and around Russellville.
The cemetery is on Clay Street, Russellville, Alabama and the GSP coordinates are:
34.5119019, -87.7446976.
The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1864. The Knights of Pythias is the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress.
The order was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been inspired by a play by the Irish poet John Banim about the historic Greek legend of Damon and Pythias that illustrates the Pythagorean ideals of loyalty, honor, and friendship that are the center of the order.
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