Found or care for a cemetery

Document, protect, and preserve a historic or abandoned cemetery.

How THC can help

Cemeteries

State program

THC documents and helps protect Tennessee's historic cemeteries, including abandoned and African American burial grounds.

What you need

The cemetery name, location, and any known historical context. A photo helps.

Next steps

Record a cemetery or report a concern through Heritage OS. To formally engage preservation assistance, contact the Tennessee Historical Commission's Cemeteries Program directly — Heritage OS is independent and does not forward records to the THC.

Visit the Cemeteries program at TN.gov

Start your submission

County

Submit a Cemetery

Know of a cemetery that should be documented? Submit it for the county record. Your submission enters the review queue.

Every county has a story.