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Middle Tennessee's Guide to Arts & Entertainment EventsSunday May 27, 2012Nashville Area Weather

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    Nashville City Cemetery


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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 2007 Metro Council approved the Mayor's Capital Budget request for a $3MM project to restore the City Cemetery. Many exciting and noticeable improvements are in progress. You can join the Nashville City Cemetery Association in helping 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.

    The Nashville City Cemetery is open from 8:00am until 5:00pm 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.