Cemetery Survey

In the fall of 1999, a comprehensive survey of Davidson County cemeteries was launched. This survey, being conducted by volunteers, is locating  and recording the tombstones in family and church graveyards throughout the county. To find out more, go to About This Project.

Nashville was settled in 1780. The earliest burial grounds in the township area no longer exist. The City Cemetery did not open until 1822. In the farming community around the town, family cemeteries and church graveyards were being established in the early 1800's.