Cemeteries and Graveyards – Rutherford County Tennessee Historical Society

Burrus Cemetery and a Little History

Froe Chips, January/February 2019, by Carol Robertson White There are two Burrus family cemeteries in Rutherford County. One Burrus cemetery is nestled dab smack in the middle of Cherry Lane Acres, with residential homes built all around. The cemetery is guarded by an iron fence and was restored years ago…

The Confederate Circle at Evergreen

November 26, 2015, Frank Caperton, Rutherford County Historical Society Within this circle lies the remains of over 2,000 gallant Confederate soldiers who gave their lives in the battles in and around Murfreesboro during The War Between the States, 1861-1865. They were first buried on the battlefield where they died defending…