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Buchanan’s Station Cemetery

 
 
Buchanan’s Station Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 12, 2021
1. Buchanan’s Station Cemetery Marker
Inscription. A lasting monument to the early pioneers and defenders of Nashville who sacrificed their lives and who now lie in peace including Revolutionary War patriot, John "Major" Buchanan and his wife, Sarah “Sally” Ridley Buchanan.
 
Erected 2019 by the NSDAR Chapters: Colonel William Cabell Chapter of Newport Beach, CA; Fort Nashborough Chapter of Nashville, TN; French Lick Chapter of Nashville, TN.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 36° 8.757′ N, 86° 42.788′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Massman Drive 0.2 miles north of Elm Hill Pike, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 740 Massman Dr, Nashville TN 37210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in
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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: Buchanan Station Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Buchanan’s Station (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Buchanan's Station (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brewery at Mill Creek (about 600 feet away); Greenwood Park (approx. half a mile away); George Woods (approx. 0.6 miles away); Caroline Meriwether Goodlett (approx. 1.2 miles away); William Nelson Rector Beall (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Buchanan’s Station Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 12, 2021
2. Buchanan’s Station Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 5, 2026