Covington, TN
Category: Cemeteries
Interactive Cemetery Map
Interactive cemetery map of the cemeteries in Tipton County. There are several cemeteries which I could not find. They are: Griffith & Hopper Cemetery Mason, TN County Farm Cemetery Henry Marchant Cooke Family Cemetery Granberry Gravesite Memorials???? Key Farm Family Cemetery (Peete Road) Smith Family Graveyard Covington, TN Simpson Cemetery Richland Plantation Cemetery Mount Olive…
Williams’ Cemetery
The Williams’ Cemetery is in the middle of a cultivated field. The cemetery is roughly 83 feet by 200 feet, and is approximately 510 feet south of a gravel road where Willie Williams’ house once stood on Centennial Island. The land that Willie lived on was acquired in 1895 by Sam Williams, a negro from…
County Farm Cemetery
Burials in County Farm Cemetery in Tipton County, Tennessee.
Boot Hill Cemetery
Burials in Boot Hill Cemetery in Tipton County, Tennessee. Now under Hwy 51.
NEEDS RESEARCH – Braden-Melton Cemetery
The Braden-Melton Cemetery, aka Fields Cemetery, is between Braden and Longtown on the east side of Highway 59. The Braden-Melton Cemetery is the family burial ground of Henry Melton and Joannah Brookes Melton along with their descendants. Henry was the wealthiest man in Dist. 6 of Fayette County before the Civil War. The first burial…
West End Cemetery
West End Cemetery at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cuningham continues to be the burying place of the Seay family. It too is a split-off of “Woodlawn”. “West End” was the home of William Francis Brodnax, the eldest son of R. T. Brodnax. The first to be buried there was Lucy Lyne…
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bland family cemetery in Fayette county, is still in use by the Williamson family. The farm surrounding it is owned by Neville R. Seay, a Bland descendant. Rev. Peter R. Bland started the cemetery in June, 1834 when four of his young children died of diptheria. His nephew, R. T. Brodnax, is…
Flournoy Cemetery
The Flournoy Cemetery at “Spring Grove”, the R. T. Brodnax place, is three miles south of Mason. It is a split-off of “Woodlawn” and was started by the Flournoy grandchildren of R. T. Brodnax. The Woodlawn Cemetery is in Fayette County. The cemetery is accessible off the east side of Hendrick road near the Williams’…
Rives Cemetery
The Rives Cemetery is located about a mile south of Belmont on a hill across from the Tucker Temple Church. This was apparently the home site of William Rives. The only markers are to William Rives, a Mrs. Campbell, and two Smith children. Others such as Rives’ mother, Mrs. Ann River Rives, and his brother,…