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Cemeteries in Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Below is a listing of Nashville cemeteries, with address and contact information. Many of the cemeteries have websites and links are provided.

Christine Kreyling wrote an excellent history of Nashville cemeteries for the Nashville Scene. – Six Feet Under

Click on the cemetery name for information.

Buchanan Cemetery

Family Burial Ground, Established ca. 1840

2903 Elm Hill Road

Nashville,TN 37214

For information contact;

Buchanan Log House APTA

2910 Elm Hill Pike

Nashville, TN, 37214

(615) 871-4524

Calvary Cemetery

Catholic Burial Ground, Established 1868

1001 Lebanon Road

Nashville, TN 37210

615-256-4590

Greenwood Cemetery

African-American, Established 1889

1428 Elm Hill Pike

Nashville, TN 37210

615-256-4395

888-256-4395

Find-A-Grave
Greenwood Project (facebook)

Greenwood Cemetery West

African-American

820 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN, 37210

615-256-4395

888-256-4395
Find-A-Grave

Greenwood Cemetery North

African-American

1248 Dickerson Rd
Goodlettsville, TN, 37072

615-256-4395

888-256-4395

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

1150 S. Dickerson Road

Goodlettesville, TN 37072

615-859-5279
Find-A-Grave

Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens

9090 Highway 100

Nashville, TN 37221

615-646-9292

Hermitage Memorial Gardens

535 Shute Lane

Hermitage, TN

615-889-0361
Find-A-Grave

J. Percy Priest Resevoir Project

Completion Report Cemetery Relocation

Davidson, Wilson and Rutherford Counties

List of Deceased

Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

Established ca. 1797

Located at the corner of Dodge Drive

and Old Glenrose, Nashville, TN
Find-A-Grave

Mt. Ararat Cemetery

African American, Established 1869

Orr Avenue (at Elm Hill Pike)

Nashville, TN, 37210

615-256-4395

888-256-4395
Find-A-Grave

Mt Olivet Cemetery

Established 1856

1101 Lebanon Pike

Nashville, TN 37210

615-255-4193
Find-A-Grave

Nashville City Cemetery

Established 1822

1001 4th Avenue South

Nashville, TN

Nashville National Cemetery

Established 1866 For the reinterment of Union Civil War battle dead.

1420 Gallatin Road South

Madison, TN 37115

615-736-2839,

615-327-5360

Interment Database

Spring Hill Cemetery

Established ca 1785

5110 Gallatin Road

Nashville, TN 37216

The Temple Cemetery
Established 1851
Sherith Israel Cemetery

2001 15th Avenue North

Nashville, TN 37208

615 352-7620 Ext: 292

Woodlawn Memorial Park

660 Thompson Lane

Nashville, TN 37204

615-383-4754

The First Ferry – Shaw\'s

Records of Davidson County Court July Term 1784

Ferry Established at Nashville

On a motion made by James Shaw to have the keeping of a Ferry on Cumberland River at Nashville. The court whereupon orders that the said Shaw keep a Ferry at the place aforesaid with good and sufficient boats and well attended for the passage of such as are desirous of crossing the said River &c.

And for which services he shall take the following fees and no more.

To Wit: One Shilling for a man and horse

One Shilling for every pack horse and pack.

For a lead horse without a pack eight pence.

For every footman six pence.

For every head of horned cattle six pence.

For every head of sheep and hogs four pence.

Davidson County Court Minute Book A, page 26

The First Ferry – Shaw\'s

Records of Davidson County Court July Term 1784

Ferry Established at Nashville

On a motion made by James Shaw to have the keeping of a Ferry on Cumberland River at Nashville. The court whereupon orders that the said Shaw keep a Ferry at the place aforesaid with good and sufficient boats and well attended for the passage of such as are desirous of crossing the said River &c.

And for which services he shall take the following fees and no more.

To Wit: One Shilling for a man and horse

One Shilling for every pack horse and pack.

For a lead horse without a pack eight pence.

For every footman six pence.

For every head of horned cattle six pence.

For every head of sheep and hogs four pence.

Davidson County Court Minute Book A, page 26