Linden in Perry County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Hufstedler Grave House
(Pinkney's Tomb)
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 24, 2021
1. Hufstedler Grave House Marker
Built about 1885 by Pinkney Hufstedler for burial of family members, this is one of the largest known grave houses in middle Tennessee. It is constructed of cut limestone, double thickness wall, with a frame structure on top of the wall.
There are approximately eight graves, seven of which are unmarked. The grave site was covered by Pinkney Hufstedler who did not want water to get into the graves.
This site is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 35° 33.609′ N, 87° 49.029′ W. Marker is in Linden, Tennessee, in Perry County. It is on Petty Drive 0.4 miles east of Whitwell Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1120 Petty Dr, Linden TN 37096, 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Razing the Courthouse (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cedar Grove Iron Works (approx. 7.3 miles away); Lewis County / Perry County (approx. 8 miles away); Cedar Grove Iron Furnace (approx. 8.1 miles away); a different marker also named Cedar Grove Iron Furnace (approx. 8.1 miles away);
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Also see . . . Hufstedler House. (Submitted on October 7, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 24, 2021
2. Hufstedler Grave House Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 24, 2021
3. Hufstedler Grave House Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 24, 2021
4. Hufstedler Grave House Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 24, 2021
5. Headstone of grave in Hufstedler Grave House
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 24, 2021
6. Pinkney Hufstedler
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 5. submitted on October 12, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 6. submitted on October 7, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
