Government cemeteries in Tennessee include facilities administered by the VA's National Cemetery Administration, state veterans cemeteries funded through state and federal partnerships, and local municipal and county cemeteries operated by city and county governments throughout the state.
Cemetery locations are available in 181 cities across Tennessee. They are spread across 88 counties.
Cities with the highest concentration include Knoxville, Memphis, Chattanooga, where established municipal cemeteries have served their communities for generations and maintain extensive historical burial records.
Veterans in Tennessee may be eligible for burial in a state veterans cemetery at little or no cost. Contact the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs or Veterans Services to confirm eligibility requirements and available state-operated facilities.
Cemetery by Counties
Families and genealogists in Tennessee can often request burial records from municipal cemetery offices or search online databases maintained by state archives and historical societies. Many Tennessee counties have digitized older cemetery records that are available through county clerk or public library genealogy collections.
Browse Cemetery by county across Tennessee to find the nearest location.