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Elko Switch Cemetery, 20-1 Summary Report, page 8
ELKO SWITCH CEMETERY, Redstone Arsenal, Madison Co. AL, January 21, 2004
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The green vegetation above is part of several clusters of Yucca plants that typically indicate grave sites, as they are not indigenous to the area. These plants are located about 25 to 30 yards northwest of the cemetery fence. Traffic on Rideout Road can be seen in the background, with the view toward the southwest.
Considering that there are no tombstones with inscribed names in the cemetery, there is not much other than a land history investigation that could be done here. For reference, the on-line information below from www.redstone.army.mil/history/chron5/elko.html was obtained to supplement the land record research. Additional printed information was
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