New Johnsonville in Humphreys County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Old Johnsonville Cemetery

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 10, 2021

1. Old Johnsonville Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Since the early 1800s, several hundred families have lived in the Johnsonville—Reynoldsburg area. The same body of water that gave birth to Johnsonville also wrote the final chapter in it's history. In 1945 the Tennessee river became Kentucky Lake and all farmlands, factory sites and some residential areas would either be covered with water or subject to flooding. The Tennessee Valley Authority purchased all of the lands adjacent to the Tennessee river and the inhabitants were relocated. Today, only a few pieces of concrete, the railroad bed and a few leveled building sites remain to remind the visitors that for a hundred years Johnsonville was home for many families.

Dedicated
September 7, 1987
Johnsonville Reunion

Erected by Old Johnsonville Family Members.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 36° 3.418′ N, 87° 57.82′ W. Marker is in New Johnsonville, Tennessee, in Humphreys County. It can be reached from Old Johnsonville Road near Museum Road, on the left when traveling west. Located in Johnsonville

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State Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Johnsonville TN 37134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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 walking distance of this marker: Crockett Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Building the Upper Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Town of Johnsonville (approx. ¼ mile away); Johnsonville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Garrison Troops (approx. 0.3 miles away); United States Colored Troops at Johnsonville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nashville and Northwestern Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Johnsonville (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Johnsonville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 10, 2021

2. Old Johnsonville 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 525 times since then and 24 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.