Rest Hill Cemetery

Rest Hill Cemetery is an African-American cemetery just to the east of Lebanon, Tennessee. The cemetery was established with the help of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1867–1869, during the Reconstruction Era.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lebanon station and Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Lebanon station

Railway station

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Lebanon station is a train station in Lebanon, Tennessee, serving Nashville's commuter rail line, the WeGo Star. Service began September 18, 2006. Lebanon station is situated 1½ miles west of Rest Hill Cemetery.

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Cemetery

Cedar Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Lebanon, Tennessee, and owned by the city government. The land was purchased by the City of Lebanon in 1846. Cedar Grove Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Rest Hill Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lebanon and Egan.

Lebanon

Photo: Epolk, Public domain.

Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 38,431 at the 2020 census and has an estimated population of 51,501 as of 2024.

Egan

Hamlet

Egan is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. Egan is situated 4½ miles west of Rest Hill Cemetery.

Tuckers Crossroads

Hamlet

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Tuckers Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. It is located at the intersection of Tennessee State Route 141, Linwood Road, and Big Springs Road. Tuckers Crossroads is situated 5 miles east of Rest Hill Cemetery.

Rest Hill Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: historic cemetery in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, US
Category: burial
Location: Wilson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.21013° or 36° 12′ 36″ north

Longitude

-86.27031° or 86° 16′ 13″ west

Elevation

623 feet (190 metres)

Open location code

868M6P6H+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1458902049

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4652742

Wikidata ID

Q55316610

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In Other Languages

“Rest Hill Cemetery” goes by many names.

Hausa: “Kabari na Rest Hill”

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