Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Old Gray Cemetery

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 25, 2020

1. Old Gray Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Old Gray Cemetery, incorporated in 1850, is the resting place of William G. Brownlow, Tennessee Governor and U.S. Senator, as well as two other U.S. Senators, eight U.S. Congressmen, 26 mayors of Knoxville, and numerous ambassadors, judges, editors, artists, authors, educators, military leaders, physicians, and industrialists.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 102.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 35° 58.433′ N, 83° 55.439′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is on North Broadway (U.S. 441) north of West 5th Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Knoxville TN 37917, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia.

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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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Old Gray Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); St. John's Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Boyle Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); Lizzie Crozier French 1851-1926 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Catherine Wiley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Central United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. ¼ mile away); Knoxville National Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 29, 2013

2. Old Gray Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 29, 2013

3. Old Gray Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.