Germantown in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Germantown Cemetery

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 19, 2015

1. Germantown Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Founded by Germantown Methodist Episcopal Church on land bought in 1840 from George P. and Nicey B. Shepherd, early subdividers of the village, this cemetery served the whole community for 125 years. A stone fragment dated 1843 marks the earliest known burial spot. Three Methodist Church buildings have stood on this site; one was destroyed during the Civil War, and one was struck by lightning and burned in 1921.

Erected by Germantown Historic Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 35° 5.143′ N, 89° 48.808′ W. Marker is in Germantown, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is on McVay Road close to Second Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7509 McVay Rd Germantown TN 38138, Germantown TN 38138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: Southern Railway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Comes to Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Germantown Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glenn's Grocery and Dr. Seay's Office (1940s) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Germantown, Tennessee

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Germantown Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); S.A. Oakley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 19, 2015

2. Germantown Cemetery Marker

Germantown Cemetery showing marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 19, 2015

3. Germantown Cemetery showing marker

Fallen Gravestone, Germantown Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 19, 2015

4. Fallen Gravestone, Germantown Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,359 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on June 20, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 19, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.