Sardis in Henderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Doe Creek Cemetery

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014

1. Doe Creek Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Ex-Confederate soldiers, James Kennedy and Bill Nails, brutally slain by local Unionists, were the first burials here in 1865 on land donated for the cemetery by Robert Kennedy. Additional Confederate veterans and other members of the community were buried here, including teacher Elmer Duck. Hand-carved stones and unadorned markers make the cemetery a noteworthy nineteenth century rural burying ground.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4D 59.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 35° 28.2′ N, 88° 14.85′ W. Marker is in Sardis, Tennessee, in Henderson County. It is on Doe Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sardis TN 38371, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Doe Creek School (a few steps from this marker); Doe Creek Church and School (within shouting distance of this marker); Granny Austin Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Austin Chapel Church & The Austin Family Homeplace (approx.

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2½ miles away); The Temple (approx. 2.6 miles away); Prof. B.A. Tucker (approx. 3 miles away); History of Sardis Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Farmers State Bank and FirstBank: A Century of Community Banking (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sardis.

Doe Creek Cemetery Marker-Church and School in the Background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014

2. Doe Creek Cemetery Marker-Church and School in the Background

Doe Creek Church and School-Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014

3. Doe Creek Church and School-Front

Doe Creek Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014

4. Doe Creek Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,485 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 30, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.