National Register of Historic Places

Riverside Cemetery

Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
Listed
May 8, 2003
Type
Site
Period
Modern
Ref No.
03000394

About this property

Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery located in Jackson, Tennessee. It is located few blocks south of the Madison County Courthouse, separated from Riverside Drive by a five-foot-high red brick wall. Riverside Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 9 May 2003. The City of Jackson established Riverside Cemetery in 1824 to replace the original municipal graveyard founded a few years earlier. Most remains from the earlier cemetery were reinterred at Riverside, either when it opened or in 1871–72. The oldest legible marker is for Mary Jane Butler (died 1824). Riverside Cemetery holds approximately 4,000 graves, but only 3,000 markers remain. It is estimated that there are 200 unmarked burials, including approximately 100 Confederate soldiers who died during the war, plus slaves buried prior to 1865. Riverside continues to accept a limited number of burials from families whose plots have space. Isaac Lane (1834–1937), American bishop and namesake of Lane College James Franklin Lane (1874–1944), American educator and college president Tombstone Inscriptions in Historic Riverside Cemetery in Jackson Tennessee

Location

300 Riverside Dr.
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
35.61100, -88.82536

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Illinois Central Railroad Division Office
Industrial
0.2 mi
Madison County Courthouse
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0.4 mi
U.S. Post Office and Court House
Industrial
0.4 mi
New Southern Hotel
Industrial
0.4 mi
St. Luke Episcopal Church
Early Republic
0.5 mi

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When was Riverside Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Riverside Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Riverside Cemetery?

Riverside Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Riverside Cemetery?

The period of significance for Riverside Cemetery is recorded as the modern era.

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