Buchanan’s Station
Buchanan's Station was a fortified stockade established around 1784 in Tennessee. Founded by Major John Buchanan, the settlement was located in what is today the Donelson neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic former stockade in Nashville, Tennessee
- Also known as: “Buchanan Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenwood Cemetery and Lane Motor Museum.
Greenwood Cemetery
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is situated at 1428 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. When opened in 1888, it was only the second cemetery in Nashville for African Americans. Greenwood Cemetery is situated 3,400 feet west of Buchanan’s Station.
Lane Motor Museum
Museum
Lane Motor Museum is an automobile museum in Nashville, Tennessee holding a collection of over 500 mostly European automobiles, with 150 vehicles displayed on any given day. Lane Motor Museum is situated 1¼ miles west of Buchanan’s Station.
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: David Antis, CC BY 2.0.
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a 206-acre cemetery located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is located about two miles east of downtown Nashville, and adjacent to the Catholic Calvary Cemetery. It is open to the public during daylight hours. Mount Olivet Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles west of Buchanan’s Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donelson and East Nashville.
Donelson
Suburb
Donelson is a neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, about 6 mi east of downtown Nashville along U.S. Route 70. It is named in honor of John Donelson, co-founder of Nashville and father-in-law of Andrew Jackson, Nashvillian and seventh President of the United States. Donelson is situated 2½ miles northeast of Buchanan’s Station.
East Nashville
Suburb
East Nashville is an area east of downtown Nashville in Tennessee across the Cumberland River. The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards. East Nashville is situated 3 miles northwest of Buchanan’s Station.
Nashville
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Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.
Buchanan’s Station
- Categories: blockhouse and burial
- Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.1458° or 36° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-86.7133° or 86° 42′ 48″ westElevation
423 feet (129 metres)Open location code
868M47WP+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 479608942OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4609379Wikidata ID
Q116179335
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