Nancy Ward Cemetery
Nancy Ward Cemetery is a cemetery in Polk, Tennessee. Nancy Ward Cemetery is situated nearby to the memorial Nancy Ward Tomb, as well as near the hamlet Benton Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nancy Ward Tomb and Polk County Courthouse.
Nancy Ward Tomb
Memorial
Photo: Jamie Hargis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nancy Ward Tomb is the tomb of Nancy Ward, her brother and her son in Benton, Tennessee, U.S. In 1923, a plaque reading "Princess and Prophetess of the Cherokee Nation, the Pocahontas of Tennessee, and a constant friend of the American Pioneer" was installed by the Nancy Ward Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Polk County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Polk County Courthouse is a historic building in Benton, Tennessee. It serves as the courthouse for Polk County, Tennessee. Three courthouses were built for Polk County before this one. Polk County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Nancy Ward Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benton Station and Benton Springs.
Benton Station
Hamlet
Benton Station is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The community is two miles east from the county seat of Benton on Benton Station Road. Benton Station is situated 1½ miles north of Nancy Ward Cemetery.
Benton Springs
Hamlet
Benton Springs is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The community was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri politician. Nearby Benton Station and Benton were also named for him as well. Benton Springs is situated 3½ miles east of Nancy Ward Cemetery.
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- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.16424° or 35° 9′ 51″ northLongitude
-84.68105° or 84° 40′ 52″ westElevation
764 feet (233 metres)Open location code
867Q5879+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 356885573OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4644515
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