Cemetery Name

# of known & identified burials

General/River Location

Street location

Older Perry Co TnGenWeb site with cemeteries listed by river  (not searchable) 

New Perry Co TnGenWeb site (searchable)

Bowen’s book of Perry County TN Cemetery Records

Vol 1

Vol 2

The Perry County Quarterly 3(2), June 1997, pp. 1-2 – Forgotten Cemeteries of Perry County

Surveys

Alberson

46

Buffalo River east side, Hurricane Creek

the intersection of Hurricane Creek Road and Old Penny Road

X

X

X (in Vol 1)

Bowen 1990s;

Donahue 2001;

Donahue 2004;

Armstrong

3

Buffalo River east Flatwoods area

on state Highway 13 about 100 yards south of Flatwoods Church of Christ

X

X

Donahue 2004;

Armstrong Horner

14

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

just east of Horner Church on Clifton Road

X (recorded as "Armstrong Cemetery"

X (recorded as "Armstrong Cemetery")

X (recorded as "Horner Cemetery" in Vol 1)

Donahue 1987;

Bowen 1990s;

Donahue 1999;

Donahue 2004;

Arnold

2

on Hwy 50E 1.2 miles east of the Hickman County line

X

Bowen 1990s;

Ary

200

Buffalo River east side, Sinking Creek

on Ary Cemetery Road just off Sinking Creek Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Will Ary 2000;

v     Donahue 2004;

Ayers

14

Tennessee River, Cypress Creek

on highway 412 west of Linden

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Barber #1

14

Buffalo River east side, Coon Creek

north side of highway 412 about half way between highway 100 and the Lewis County line

X

X

 X (recorded as Barber #2/Duncan in Vol. 1)

v     Bowens 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Barber and Qualls (Qualls Cem on USGS).  Barber/Copeland on Bowen

96

Buffalo River east side, Coon Creek

north side of highway 412 approximately 4 miles east of highway 100

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Barber #2

 3

North side of Russell Creek Road

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Barham

22

Buffalo River west side, Beardstown & DePriest area

from Old Hwy 13 south of the crossroads community of Beardstown

X

X

X

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Bates

3

near foot of hill leading to the Hinson &
Doyle cemeteries.

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Beardstown

52

Buffalo River west side, Beardstown & DePriest area

a block off Old Beardstown Road in Beardstown

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Betty Tharp Grave

1

Buffalo River east side, Rockhouse Creek

about 60 yards south southeast of the intersection of the Warren Cemetery access road with Rock Creek Road

X

X

v     Donahue 2001;

Bee Creek (aka Denton Cem)

42

Tennessee River, Bee Creek

on School Road off Cedar Creek Road.

X

X

X

v     Donahue 1987;

v     Bowen 1992;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Bee Creek #2

0

about 500 yards past Bee Creek Cemetery #1 on left
side of road, toward Short Creek

X

v     Richardson 1996;

Bell and Roberson (aka Edwards)

41

Tennessee River, Tom’s Creek

north side of highway 438 about half way between highway 13 and Pineview;  on Hwy 50 west of DePriest Bend

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Bethel

539

Buffalo River west side, Linden area

on old highway 13 about 3 miles south of Linden

X

X

X

v     Bowen  - 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Bible Hill

88

Tennessee River, Deer Creek and Bunker Hill area

at the intersection of Bunker Hill Road and Deer Creek Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen  - 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Blackwell

0

X

Bone Springs

215

Buffalo River east side,  northeast corner

Old State Highway 13 about 2/10 mile south of the Humphreys County line

X

X

v     Bowen – 1990s;

v     Donahue – 2000;

v     Donahue – 2004;

Brashear (aka Black)

in Linden, one block west of 

City Hall.

X

v     WPA 1930s;

v     Bowen 1990s;

Briley

0

X

Britts Chapel

82

Tennessee River, Roan Creek

Roan Creek Road

X

X

X

Bowen – 1990s;

Donahue - 2001;

Daniel photos - 2009;

Broadway

111

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

Off Cedar Creek Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Donahue 1989;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Bromley

18

Buffalo River east Flatwoods area

on State Highway 13 about 150 yards southeast of Flatwoods Cemetery

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Anderson Bunch aka Moore

164

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

on gravel road west of Clifton Hwy.

X

X

X

v     Riley 1984;

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

W.R. Bunch (destroyed)

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

is located on Mayberry Branch

X

 X

X

v     Donahue 1988;

Burns Hill

76

Buffalo River east side, Lagoon branch and burns ridge

on a ridge between Cane Creek and Lagoon Branch on Lagoon Road

X

X

X

Bowen 1990s;

Donahue 2001;

Donahue 2004;

Daniel photos 2008;

Burns (Murray)

27

Buffalo River west side, Beardstown & DePriest area

on the east side of State Route 13 about a mile north of the State Route 438 bridge in Beardstown

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Bussell

53

Tennessee River, Cypress Creek

just south of highway 100 (now U.S. 412) near the intersection of highway 50

X

X

X

Bowen 1990s;

Donahue 1988;

Donahue 1999;

Donahue 2004;

Patterson 2009;

Byler

3

Buffalo River east side, Lagoon branch and burns ridge

25 yards south of Curry Cemetery

X

X

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Campbell

Cedar Creek area

On Cedar Creek Road

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Campbell

Short creek road

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Carter

1

On Holder Cemetery Road

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Catron

0

off Old Hwy 13S on Duncan Camp Road

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Chappell

0

Located just north of Flatwoods. Take the first
road to the right (west) after crossing the Buffalo bridge on Hwy
13 going toward Flatwoods

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Chestnut Grove:

Surnames A - N

Surnames M - Z

253

Buffalo River east side, Coon Creek

Chestnut Grove Church of Christ

on the north side of Highway 412

 about two miles east of Linden.  

Located on Hwy 100 east of Linden. 

X

X

X

Bowen 1990s;

Donahue 1999;

Donahue 2004;

Daniel photos 2009;

Choat

13

Tennessee River, Cypress Creek

just northwest of the Richardson Cemetery on state highway 100 (now U.S. 412

X

X

X

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Donahue 1999;

Choate

0

off the Pineview-Linden Hwy (Lick Creek)
on top of a high hill

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Church

Clayborne (removed to Howard United Methodist Church Cemetery when Kentucky Reservoir was created)

7

Tennessee River, Tom’s Creek

Used to be located at the mouth of Tom’s Creek

X

X

X

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2004;

Coble

19

Tennessee River, Tom’s Creek

off Hwy 50W

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Conder

The
cemetery is on Mousetail Landing State Rustic Park land but the exact location is unknown

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Cotham

8

Buffalo River west side, Lobelville area

the west side of Highway 13 north of Lobelville

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2004;

Cotham

1

Near Pineview

at the division of Owl Hollow & Deer Creek Road, on hillside, just off Owl Hollow road, on right

X

v     Tiller 1979;

Craig

7

Buffalo River west side, Linden area

on the west side of Brooklyn Avenue about one-half block south of Factory Street

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2003;

Craig

51

Tennessee River, Lick Creek

on the north fork of Lick Creek, approximately 1.6 miles east of the Strickland Cemetery

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1994;

v     Donahue 2004;

Craig

113

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

on Cedar Creek Landing Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Craig-Berry

on the original Andrew Craig property
which is now the Godwin property about 3/4 mile back (north)
of Chestnut Grove Church on a hill top

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Crooked Creek Church

116

Tennessee River, Crooked Creek

off Crooked Creek Road between Townsend and Northern Cemetery

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Crossnoe

1

Tennessee River, White Oak Creek

On the hill to the east of highway [128], about three-quarters of a mile south of the site of Whiteoak Church

X

X

v     J. Erving & Ermadine Riley,  1987;

Cude

31

Buffalo River west side, Beardstown & DePriest area

on Old Highway 13 south of the crossroads community of Beardstown

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Culp or Culp Family

39

Tennessee River, White Oak Creek

appears just south of Whiteoak Creek

X

X

v     J. Erving Riley and Ermadine Riley 1987;

v     Donahue 1989;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Culps Cemetery

East side of Culps Bend Road

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Culp’s Chapel (aka Mt Auburn)

344

Tennessee River, Powell branch

Formerly called Culps Chapel,

 is located in church yard 

on Culps Bend Road.

X

X

X

v     Riley 1987;

v     Donahue 1989;

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2004;

Cunningham/Baker

11

Buffalo River east side,  northeast corner

Lost Creek road

X

X

X

Bowen 1990s;

Donahue 2001;

Donahue 2004;

Daniel 2009;

Curry

181

Buffalo River east side, Lagoon branch and burns ridge

off Jones Hollow Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2002;

v     Donahue 2004;

Dabbs

31

on Rockhouse Road near the 

head of Rockhouse Creek.

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Dailey

4

Buffalo River east side,  Russell Creek

in the front yard of a house on the south side of Russell Creek Road

X

X

X

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Danielsburg

100

Tennessee River, Tom’s Creek

north side of highway 438 between highway 13 and Pineview

X

X

X

Bowen 1990s;

Donahue 1999;

Donahue 2004;

Daniel 2009;

Davidson

1

 located in the Daniel's Landing area

Located on Hwy 412W just west of the Mormon Church

X

X

Bowen 1990s;

Kent photos 2003;

Davidson-Hester

0

Located just north of Lobelville on 1st
Avenue extended.

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Dean

81

Buffalo River west side, south of Bethel

on Sugar Hill Road off Old Highway 13 south of Linden.

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Deaumanette

 6 unmarked

on Hwy 50 W (Tom's Creek Road) a few yards east of Westside-DePriest Cemetery

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Denson’s Landing

214

Tennessee River, Tom’s Creek

on the north side of embayment of Kentucky Lake into the lower reaches of Toms Creek, west of Pineview

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Denton

0

X

DePriest bend

233

Buffalo River west side, Beardstown & DePriest area

on Duncan Circle off highway 13 between Beardstown and Lobelville

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Dickson/Blackburn

3 marked

Lick Creek

at the intersection of Hwy 50W and 

Lick Creek Road just north 

of the Dixon bridge on Lick Creek

X

X

Bowen 1990s;

Patterson 2009;

Dixon (aka Howard, aka Barber)

18

Tennessee River, Spring Creek

on the east side of State Highway 438 

between Highway 421 and Mousetail 

Landing State Park  on east side of Hwy 50

 approximately 1 mile north of Hwy 412.

X

X

X

v     William B Elam ca 1976;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Dodson

22

Buffalo River west side, Lobelville area

at the intersection of Third Avenue and School Street in Lobelville

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2000;

v     Donahue 2004;

Dowdy-Sanders

27

Buffalo River east side, Coon Creek

south side of highway 412 just east of its intersection with highway 100

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Doyle

16

Buffalo River east side, Cane Creek

Next to Hinson Cemetery on Hinson Springs Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2000;

v     Donahue 2004;

Dudley (aka Old Ledbetter)

On Lost Creek

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Duncan (aka Barber #2)

On highway 20

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Duncan

on Hwy 50 south of Lick Creek Road

X

v     Bowen 1990s

Duncan

31

Buffalo River east side, Short Creek

north side of Short Creek Road.

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Eli Duncan

15

Buffalo River east side, Brush Creek

Upper Brush Creek

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Fannie Turner/aka Howard Cem

1

Tennessee River, Cypress Creek

on the opposite side of state highway 100 (now U.S. 412) from the Bussell Cemetery, north of Beasley Road

X

X

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

Flatwoods

265

Buffalo River east Flatwoods area

located directly on State Route 13; opposite Chappell Methodist Church

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Flowers

9

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

on Mt. Olive Road west of Hwy 13.

X

X

X

v     Bowen

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Donahue 1999;

Fluty

3

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

X

X

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Donahue 1999;

Gilmore/Gilmer

85

Buffalo River east side,  Russell Creek

100 yards west of the intersection of 

Mossy Springs Road and Russell Creek Road; 

Turn right from Gilmer Bridge on gravel road

for 0.5 miles. Turn off 

road by barn

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Gobelet

37

Tennessee River, Marsh Creek

near the eastern end of the Marsh Creek Valley Located on Marsh Creek Road, approximately 3 miles west of Hwy 13S

X

X

X

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Godwin

68

Buffalo River east side, Brush Creek

Godwin Road, off Brush Creek Road;

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Gola Warren

59

Buffalo River east side, Lagoon branch and burns ridge

on Burns Hill Road

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2000;

v     Donahue 2004;

Graves

224

Buffalo River east side, Sinking Creek

junction of Sinking Creek Road and East Prong Sinking Creek Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Gray

16

Lobelville

on hill overlooking Hwy 13 north of Lobelville, on east side of hwy

X

v     Ferguson & Tiller 1985;

Greenwood-Garcia

3

Buffalo River east side, Sinking Creek

on Sinking Creek Road

X

X

v     Donahue 2004;

Greer

8

Buffalo River east side,  Russell Creek

north side of Russell Creek Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Griggs

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Groom

4

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

on Swindle Creek about ½ mile northeast of the Moore Cemetery

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Gunter

19

Buffalo River east side,  Russell Creek

north side of Russell Creek Road near the Hickman County line

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Harder

25

Buffalo River east side, Rockhouse Creek

on the south of Rockhouse Creek Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Harder

339

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

off Cedar Creek Road on School Road

X

X

X

v     Bonnie Harder 1977;

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Donahue 2004;

Harris

0

in cedar grove in pasture on west side of Hwy 13 approx 5 miles north of Linden

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Hickerson

43

Buffalo River east side, Hurricane Creek

Located on a hill north of and above Hurricane Creek

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Hickerson/Ary

4

X

v     Tiller 1977;

Hickerson

Sinking creek road

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Hill

2

Buffalo River west side, south of Bethel

can be seen down slope on the west side of Highway 13 south about 0.4 mile north of Highway 128

X

X

v     Donahue 2004;

Hill Street (aka Linden)

43

Buffalo River west side, Linden area

Located on south side of Hill Street in Linden.

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1991;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Hinson

8

Buffalo River east side, Cane Creek

on Hinson Springs Road

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2000;

v     Donahue 2004;

Hinson (called Upper Coon Creek on USGS)

68

Buffalo River east side, Upper Coon Creek

on a hillside north of Highway 412 about a mile west of the Lewis County line.

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Holder

29

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

on the Holder Cemetery Road, 

a gravel road just west of the 

Clifton Hwy.

X

X

X

v     Riley 1984;

v     Donahue 1988;

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 1999;

v     Donahue 2004;

Holt

7

Buffalo River east side, Hurricane Creek

on Hurricane Creek Road approximately 2 miles off Old State Hwy 20

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

v     Donahue 2001;

v     Donahue 2004;

Hope Cemetery

No location given.  Stone is now in Webb Cem in Linden

X

v     WPA 1930s;

v     Bowen 1990s;

Horner

2

Tennessee River, Cedar Creek

located at the mouth of McGee Hollow,

 south of what the map marks as 

Horner Church;    in McGee Hollow 

off the Clifton Hwy.   This cemetery

 is in the side  yard of a farmer's yard

X

X

X

v     Bowen 1990s;

Howard United Methodist Church