Blocton Italian Catholic Cemetery, Cemetery in West Blocton, Alabama, USA

The Blocton Italian Catholic Cemetery is a burial ground of less than one acre on Primitive Ridge Road in West Blocton, Alabama. It holds about 86 funerary monuments, most of modest design, set in the former coal-mining company town of Blocton.

The cemetery was established in 1896 by Italian workers who came to the area to labor in the coal mines. In 1901 it was officially blessed by Edward Patrick Allen and became a religious center for the Italian Catholic community.

The cemetery was founded in 1896 by Italian Catholic immigrant miners, and Bishop Edward Patrick Allen of Mobile consecrated it in 1901. The roughly 86 monuments record the community's Italian origins through Italian-language inscriptions and Catholic symbols such as crosses, open gates and doves.

The cemetery is located east of West Blocton along Primitive Ridge Road and is easily accessible by foot. The site is open to visitors and provides a quiet space for walking and reflection.

Several headstones bear the Italian inscription 'morto nella mina' meaning died in the mines, a stark reminder of the dangerous work these miners faced. Another notable marker honors Willie Burnetti, an Italian soldier who was killed in action during World War II.