New Johnsonville in Humphreys County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Crockett Cemetery
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 10, 2021
1. Crockett Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Crockett Cemetery sits in the shadow of the Upper Redoubt. This silent Civil War fortification now watches over the people who once lived and worked in Johnsonville.
Crockett Cemetery was founded here about 1880. In 1987, the families of Old Johnsonville erected the monument listing the family names of those buried here. There are two known family plots, those of the Lee and Elvington families.
There are thought to be about 140 graves in the cemetery. They range in date from 1880 to 1974. Less than half of the graves are marked.
(caption) , Several grave markers in Crockett Cemetery are adorned with significant examples of later nineteenth and early twentieth century decorative carving.
Crockett Cemetery sits in the shadow of the Upper Redoubt. This silent Civil War fortification now watches over the people who once lived and worked in Johnsonville.
Crockett Cemetery was founded here about 1880. In 1987, the families of Old Johnsonville erected the monument listing the family
names of those buried here. There are two known family plots, those of the Lee and Elvington families.
There are thought to be about 140 graves in the cemetery. They range in date from 1880 to 1974. Less than half of the graves are
marked.
(caption)
Several grave markers in Crockett Cemetery are adorned with significant examples of later nineteenth and early twentieth century decorative carving.
Location. 36° 3.421′ N, 87° 57.827′ W. Marker is in New Johnsonville, Tennessee, in Humphreys County. Marker can be reached from Old Johnsonville Road near Museum Road, on the left when traveling west. Located in Johnsonville State Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Johnsonville TN 37134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 10, 2021
2. Crockett Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
