Benton Cemetery
Benton Cemetery is a cemetery in Polk, Tennessee. Benton Cemetery is situated nearby to Polk County Courthouse, as well as near the town hall Benton City Hall.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Polk County, Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “Benton Memorial Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Polk County Courthouse and Nancy Ward Tomb.
Polk County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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 2,700 feet south of Benton Cemetery.
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 near 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. Nancy Ward Tomb is situated 2 miles southwest of Benton 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 west of Benton 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 3 miles southeast of Benton Cemetery.
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- Category: burial
- Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.18056° or 35° 10′ 50″ northLongitude
-84.65528° or 84° 39′ 19″ westElevation
817 feet (249 metres)Open location code
867Q58JV+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1450174593OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q117679746
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