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

Raleigh Cemetery

 
 
Raleigh Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Masler, September 13, 2015
1. Raleigh Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Here are buried some members of the generation that settled Shelby County. The County Court had been formed less than five years when, in 1824, Raleigh was surveyed as the place to which courts would be moved because of its central location. Academies and churches were built. Until about 1840 it was one of the towns that might have become this region's big city. Later it was widely known as a mineral springs spa.
 
Erected 1973 by The West Tennessee Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
 
Location. 35° 12.189′ N, 89° 55.149′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, Tennessee, in Shelby County. Marker is on Old Raleigh LaGrange just east of East Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4310 Old Raleigh Lagrange Rd, Memphis TN 38128, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Raleigh (approx. ¼ mile away); Eastland Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Illinois Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Rose Garden (approx. 2.4 miles away); Memphis National Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); U.S. Colored Troops and the Battle of Fort Pillow / Remember Fort Pillow
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(approx. 2.4 miles away); Nicholas Gotten (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bartlett, Tennessee (approx. 2.8 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Raleigh Cemetery YouTube video. Uploaded on Mar 11, 2010 03/10/2010 Kevin Brooks with the Raleigh Community Council, Inc. non-profit 501(c)(3) shows the burial site of I. B. Mercer (Masonic headstone) Born Dec 11, 1825 - Died Oct 09, 1870. Notice his burial site has caved in and is in need of cover. Weeds and small saplings cover this cemetery now. The Raleigh Community Council and a large number of volunteers will be conducting a CLEAN-UP of this historic cemetery starting March 27, 2010 @ 8:00AM. Numerous companies have donated their personnel, equipment and or funds to clean-up this site. IF YOU CAN HELP, go to our website (Submitted on September 13, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.) 

2. Raleigh Ruins. (Submitted on September 13, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)
 
Raleigh Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Masler, September 13, 2015
2. Raleigh Cemetery Marker
Raleigh Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Masler, September 13, 2015
3. Raleigh Cemetery Marker
Raleigh Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Masler, September 13, 2015
4. Raleigh Cemetery
Raleigh Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Masler, September 13, 2015
5. Raleigh Cemetery
Raleigh Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Masler, September 13, 2015
6. Raleigh Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 808 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 13, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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