Nashville National Cemetery
Nashville National Cemetery is a national or military cemetery in Nashville, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wikidata records 15 notable interments here, including Barry Sadler, Augustus Herman Pettibone, Bob Schultz.
Personal visit photos and video are not yet part of this record. This space is reserved for that in a future update.
At a glance
| Location | 🇺🇸 Nashville, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36.24120, -86.72640 (source: Wikidata) |
| Type | National and military, Historic and heritage |
| Heritage status | NRHP 96001516 |
View on OpenStreetMap · Get directions
Opening hours
- Monday: 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- Tuesday: 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- Wednesday: 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- Thursday: 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- Friday: 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- Saturday: 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- Sunday: 5:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.
Notable interments
15 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place.
Of Nashville National Cemetery's 15 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include baseball player (20%), songwriter (20%), soldier (13%), guitarist (13%), singer (13%).
- Barry Sadler (1940–1989), novelist, soldier, Liedermacher
- Augustus Herman Pettibone (1835–1918), Major, prosecutor, jurist
- Bob Schultz (1923–1979), baseball player
- Charles P. Cantrell (1874–1948), military personnel
- Jimmy Sweeney (1922–1992), guitarist, songwriter, singer
- Jimmy Sweeney (1922–1992), guitarist, songwriter, singer
- Ed Cole (1909–1999), baseball player
- Eddie Feigner (1925–2007), softball player
- Johnny Dollar (1933–1986), songwriter
- Q8008829 (1929–1951), soldier
- Erastus Milo Cravath (1833–1900)
- Howard C. Gentry (1921–1995), athlete
- Tom Tichenor (1923–1992), puppeteer
- Ostranda Gray (1907–1976), baseball player
- Preston Mitchell (1914–1989), American football coach, athletic director, school teacher
Common questions
Where is Nashville National Cemetery?
Nashville National Cemetery is in Nashville, United States, at coordinates 36.2412, -86.7264.
Who is buried at Nashville National Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 15 notable interments at Nashville National Cemetery, including Barry Sadler, Augustus Herman Pettibone, Bob Schultz, Charles P. Cantrell, Jimmy Sweeney.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q6966982 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
Related terms
- War GraveNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP)Notable intermentInterment
Notice an error in this record? Resting Places rebuilds from Wikidata rather than editing pages directly, so the fastest fix is at the source: edit Q6966982 on Wikidata. Wikidata's own interface handles the correction; this site has no separate edit form.
Cite this page
This record has no publication or access date to cite honestly. It rebuilds continuously from Wikidata rather than being dated, so the citations below leave the date field out rather than invent one.
APA-style
Resting Places. "Nashville National Cemetery, Nashville, United States." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q6966982. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/nashville-national-cemetery/
BibTeX
@misc{restingplaces-nashville-national-cemetery,
title = {Nashville National Cemetery, Nashville, United States},
author = {{Resting Places}},
howpublished = {\url{https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/nashville-national-cemetery/}},
note = {Source record: Wikidata Q6966982}
}