Smyrna in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Templeton Grove Cemetery

c. 1823

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

1. Templeton Grove Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Revolutionary War Patriot John Nash Read and family settled here in 1806 and established Templeton Grove Plantation

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 35° 58.15′ N, 86° 28.122′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Florence Road west of Cole Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smyrna TN 37167, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enon Meeting House

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(approx. half a mile away); Sam Davis Home (approx. 2.1 miles away); Slave Cabins (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wheeler's Raid around Rosecrans (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Sam Davis Home (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Jefferson (approx. 2.3 miles away); Outbuildings (approx. 2.3 miles away); Sam Davis Gravesite (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Invitation to Templeton Grove Cemetery Event (PDF). Second page contains biography of John Nash Read and history of the cemetery, from Rutherford County Historical Society. (Submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

2. Templeton Grove Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.