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Fall 2008 Newsletter
Available!
Two
valuable sites are now available for
Civil War Burial
Research:
CLICK HERE to
go to burial lists and resources for
Nashville/Davidson County
CLICK HERE
for the list of removals of Union soldiers to
National Cemetery
Living History Tour
September 27, 2008 -
CLICK
HERE
The City Cemetery Interment Books are now
online at the Nashville Public Library in a searchable
format. CLICK HERE to
get background information on terms and history
that will help you use the Interment Books
online.
CLICK HERE to go
to the Nashville Public Library website and the
City Cemetery Interment Books.
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To see examples of the
Restoration Progress -
CLICK HERE
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The Nashville City Cemetery
Association is pleased to be partnering with the Community
Foundation's GivingMatters website.
Click
here to see the listing. |
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 2007 Metro Council approved the
Mayor's Capital Budget request for a $3M project to
restore the City Cemetery. Many exciting and noticeable
improvements are in progress. You can join the Nashville
City Cemetery Association in continuing to help to
restore this fragile historic site by
becoming a member, supporting
our fund-raising 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
The Nashville City Cemetery is open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. seven days a week, all year. Because of a limited number of park patrol officers, there have been (rare) occasions of the gates not being opened or closed at the designated time. Should that happen, please call the Board of Parks at 862-8400 in order that someone is immediately sent to open the Cemetery.
There are signs within the Cemetery and an informational board in the breezeway of the Keeble Building to assist visitors with self-guided tours.
