Johnson City in Washington County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tipton-Haynes Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

1. Tipton-Haynes Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

This cemetery contains the remains of Revolutionary War soldier and legislator John Tipton (1730-1813) and his second wife, Martha Denton Moore. Also buried here are newspaper publisher Lawson Gifford (1810-1879) his wife, Mary Taylor Haynes (1818-1904), and some of their descendants. The cemetery is part of Tipton-Haynes Historic Site.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A 112.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 36° 17.856′ N, 82° 20.169′ W. Marker is in Johnson City, Tennessee, in Washington County. It is on Arroyo Drive east of Hilton Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 Arroyo Drive, Johnson City TN 37604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vernacular Domestic Outbuildings (approx. ¼ mile away); Necessary (approx. ¼ mile away); Landon Carter Haynes (approx. ¼ mile away); George Haynes Cabin (approx. ¼ mile away); Smokehouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Barn (approx. ¼ mile away); First English-Speaking Visitors (approx. ¼ mile away); The Ell (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnson City.

Also see . . . Tipton-Haynes Cemetery. Directory and photographs of gravesites in the cemetery by Find a Grave. (Submitted on October 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

2. Tipton-Haynes Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.