Fort Mitchell, Alabama

Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The settlement developed around a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War (1813–14).^[3]

Fort Mitchell is about 10 miles south of Phenix City, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia; Fort Moore lies on the opposite side of the Chattahoochee River from Fort Mitchell.

The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for interment of all US veterans.^[4]

Landmarks

A major

Hiawassee .^[5]

Muskogee Creek, who was the first principal chief of the tribe, then located in Indian Territory, after the Civil War

Below are photographs taken in Fort Mitchell as part of the

Historic American Buildings Survey

:

^ "Fort Mitchell ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ "Fort Mitchell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "RCH". Rcala.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
^ National Cemetery Administration. "Fort Mitchell National Cemetery - National Cemetery Administration". Cem.va.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
^ Wesley, Edgar Bruce (1935). Guarding the frontier. The University of Minnesota Press, p. 38.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Russell County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Phenix City
City	Phenix City‡	Map of Alabama highlighting Russell County
Town	Hurtsboro
CDP	Ladonia
Unincorporated communities	Cottonton Crawford Fort Mitchell Glenville Hatchechubbee Holy Trinity Hooks Jernigan Mahrt Pittsview Sandfort Seale Uchee Wende
Former city	Girard
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Cities in Alabama	Beauregard Bee Hive Beulah Cusseta Fort Mitchell Glenville Gold Hill Holy Trinity Hurtsboro Ladonia LaFayette Lanett Loachapoka Marvyn Notasulga Opelika Phenix City Roxana Salem Seale Smiths Station The Bottle Valley Waverly
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