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New Information on James K. Polk Interments Available
Because we continually update
the site, we have moved new changes to a page devoted
to these new entries.
CLICK HERE for Recent Updates
The City Cemetery Interment Books are now
online at the Nashville Public Library. Go to
our Interments page to
access these records where you will also find a link to
explanations of these Books.
CLICK HERE
for suggestions from the
Metro Historical Commission
before you make a
visit to Nashville City Cemetery
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To see examples of the
Restoration Progress -
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The Nashville City Cemetery
Association is pleased to be partnering with the Community
Foundation's GivingMatters website.
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Opened in 1822, the City Cemetery is the oldest continuously
operated public cemetery in Nashville.
A walk through the cemetery is truly a walk through Nashville's history. The gravestones tell the stories of
individuals and families from the 1820s to the present day.
In response to the disrepair,
vandalism, and neglect over many decades, former Mayor
Bill Purcell and the Metro Council approved the
Mayor's Capital Budget request for a $3M project to
restore the City Cemetery. The Restoration, including conserved tombstones and monuments as well as new street signs, lighting, paved walkways & roadways and interpretive signage will be completed in the fall of 2009. Many exciting and noticeable
improvements are in progress. You can join the Nashville
City Cemetery Association in continuing to help to
preserve this fragile historic site by
becoming a member, attending our tours and events, volunteering, and/or making
donations. We are always interested in hearing from
descendants of those buried there.
Nashville City Cemetery is located at 1001 Fourth Avenue South, at the corner of Fourth Avenue South and Oak Street. Click here for map.
Nashville City Cemetery, under the supervision of the Metro Board of Parks & Recreation, is open daily.
New interpretive signage and new tour brochures are being prepared and will be on-site in the fall of 2009.
