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A new program in Tennessee has amassed a database of 31,000 cemeteries in the state Author: Jalyn Souchek Updated: 10:52 AM CDT April 21, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. There are far fewer cemeteries documented in Shelby County than other large counties in Tennessee, according to a new database being collected by historical preservationists.
In 2018, a new law was passed that led to the creation of the Tennessee Historic Cemetery Preservation Program. Since its creation, more than 31,000 cemeteries have been added to a state database.
“Any down time I may have, I actually spend time working on the state cemetery database, Graham Perry said, a cemetery preservation program specialist who oversees the state program.