Bolivar in Hardeman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Polk Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020

1. Polk Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The land was acquired by James K. Polk, Jr. and others on October 23, 1845 as a family cemetery for the descendents of Ezekiel Polk. Colonel Polk, the patriarch of the Polk family in Tennessee, was the grandfather of President James Knox Polk. The elder Polk was instrumental in framing the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and served in the Revolutionary War. He lived in Maury County before settling in Hardeman County.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #11 James K. Polk, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 23, 1845.

Location. 35° 15.132′ N, 88° 59.616′ W. Marker is in Bolivar, Tennessee, in Hardeman County. It is on Matilda Street just west of South Union Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 S Union St, Bolivar TN 38008, United States of

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Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Columns (approx. ¼ mile away); John Houston Bills (approx. ¼ mile away); St. James Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bolivar (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hardeman County Confederate Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Hardeman County Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Trail of Tears Cherokee Removal 1838 (approx. one mile away); Old Hatchie Town (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bolivar.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020

2. Polk Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 854 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.