Near Manchester in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Granny Hickerson Cemetery

Photographed by Tom Gillard, October 23, 2013

1. Granny Hickerson Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery was established in the early 1800's, by the burial on this spot of David Hickerson and his wife Nancy Hickerson. It has been known throughout the years as the Granny Hickerson Cemetery, though members of other families are also known to have been buried here in unmarked graves. It is currently maintained by the Hickerson National Reunion Assn. This marker erected in 1968.

Erected 1968.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 35° 29.3′ N, 86° 7.056′ W. Marker is near Manchester, Tennessee, in Coffee County. It is on Angwen Avenue north of Country Club Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manchester TN 37355, 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

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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: The Escarpment (approx. ¼ mile away); The "Moat" is an Adandoned River Channel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mills Interrupt the Walls (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Uses of Water in Different Cultures (approx. 0.6 miles away); Powder Production (approx. 0.7 miles away); Patterns in Mound Wall Construction (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Old Stone Fort and the Stone Fort Paper Co. (approx. 0.7 miles away); Water: an Industrial Power Source (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Photographed by Tom Gillard, October 23, 2013

2. Granny Hickerson Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Tom Gillard, October 23, 2013

3. Granny Hickerson Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Tom Gillard, October 23, 2013

4. Granny Hickerson Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Tom Gillard, October 23, 2013

5. Granny Hickerson Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Tom Gillard, October 23, 2013

6. Granny Hickerson Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2013, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 23, 2013, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.