Nashville City Cemetery
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Nashville City Cemetery
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| Location | 1001 4th Ave. S. Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°8′50″N 86°46′11″W / 36.14722°N 86.76972°WCoordinates: 36°8′50″N 86°46′11″W / 36.14722°N 86.76972°W |
| Built | 1822 |
| Architect | William Strickland |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001235 |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1972 |
Nashville City Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. Many of Nashville's prominent historical figures are buried there.
Nashville City Cemetery was opened on January 1, 1822. By 1850, over 11,000 people were buried there. In 1958, Nashville Mayor Ben West led an effort to restore and preserve the cemetery. In 1972, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places due to its historical and architectural significance.
Among those interred in the cemetery are two of Nashville's founders, four Confederate generals, one Tennessee Governor, and twenty-two mayors of Nashville. Also buried there are numerous soldiers, schoolteachers, former slaves, early civic leaders, and other interesting citizens of Nashville. The cemetery currently contains over 23,000 graves. It is located near downtown Nashville at 1001 4th Avenue South.
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