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Bedford County, Tennessee Cemetery Records & Burial Search

Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Bedford County, Tennessee from one focused county hub.

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County archive snapshot

Bedford County Overview

425

Cemeteries

15

Indexed Records

425

Mapped Cemetery Sites

Quick answer

How do I search Bedford County cemetery and burial records?

Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.

Research focus

Top Signal 425 active cemetery pages surfaced.
Best Next Step Review the cemetery directory or use the map below to isolate coordinates.

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Search by person name

Start with a full name when the county is already likely.

Compare cemetery pages

Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.

Use map context

Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.

Verify official details

Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.

County overview

About Bedford County Cemetery Records & Burial Search

Bedford County, Tennessee contains 425 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 15 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Pleasant Gardens Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1925 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.

Use this county archive to move from broad Bedford County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.

Cemetery Pages Surfaced

425 Active

Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Bedford County index.

Veteran-Linked Burial Records

15 Military

Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.

Source Rows Grouped

425 Indexed

Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.

County map

Bedford County map overview

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Pleasant Gardens Cemetery Pisgah Cemetery Bomar Cemetery Cothran Cemetery Enon Cemetery Ferguson Cemetery Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Mount Lebanon Cemetery New Mount Herman Cemetery Pleasant Valley Cemetery Russell Cemetery Willow Mount Cemetery Adams Cemetery Adams Cemetery Adcock Cemetery Allen Cemetery Allison Cemetery Allison Cemetery
BEDFORD COUNTY 18 highlighted cemetery pins from the live county archive.
425 mapped cemetery locations plotted where coordinates are available. Use pins to jump straight into individual cemetery pages.

County center reference: 35.5398, -86.4725

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Note: Map pins show cemetery-location context, not exact grave coordinates.

Source note

Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same

Bedford County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.

County cemetery index

Bedford County Cemetery Directory

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Note on spelling variations: Some cemetery names may appear in slightly different spellings across source datasets (e.g., "Oak Ridge" vs "Oakridge"). Verify the official name before relying on the record.

Pleasant Gardens Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 3
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1925 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Pisgah Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 2
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1935 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Bomar Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1939 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Cothran Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1930 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Enon Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1951 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Ferguson Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1958 - 2009 Open cemetery profile

Hillcrest Memorial Gardens

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1943 - 2022 Open cemetery profile

Mount Lebanon Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1945 - 2020 Open cemetery profile

New Mount Herman Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1935 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Pleasant Valley Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1948 - 2022 Open cemetery profile

Russell Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1945 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Willow Mount Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1925 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Adams Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Adams Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Adcock Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Allen Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Allison Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Allison Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Anthony Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Armstrong Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Arnold Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Arnold Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Arnold Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Arnold Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Burial record snapshot

Burial Records in Bedford County, Tennessee

These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.

Charles D Ayers

🪦 Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Lifespan: 1948-08-21 - 2022-11-02
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Clarence A Lowe

🪦 Hillcrest Memorial Gardens

Lifespan: 1943-10-10 - 2022-03-02
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Charles Wayne Carroll

🪦 Pisgah Cemetery

Lifespan: 1944-05-03 - 2021-12-14
Military branch: US MARINE CORPS
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Charles William Horton

🪦 New Mount Herman Cemetery

Lifespan: 1935-07-26 - 2021-10-03
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Donald Max Brown

🪦 Bomar Cemetery

Lifespan: 1939-02-17 - 2021-08-07
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Edward Huston Gray

🪦 Pleasant Gardens Cemetery

Lifespan: 1950-04-13 - 2021-08-02
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Carl Wiggs Smith

🪦 Willow Mount Cemetery

Lifespan: 1925-08-15 - 2021-06-18
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Donald Lynn Ricketts

🪦 Russell Cemetery

Lifespan: 1945-08-28 - 2021-06-16
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Douglas Izar Terry

🪦 Pisgah Cemetery

Lifespan: 1935-03-15 - 2021-06-04
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Edwin Oren Martin

🪦 Cothran Cemetery

Lifespan: 1930-04-25 - 2021-05-07
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Darrel Glynn Cates

🪦 Enon Cemetery

Lifespan: 1951-09-26 - 2021-04-01
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Emanuel Jobe

🪦 Mount Lebanon Cemetery

Lifespan: 1945-09-25 - 2020-12-19
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Charles Reese Foster

🪦 Pleasant Gardens Cemetery

Lifespan: 1926-08-22 - 2020-11-12
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Carl Arnold Ball

🪦 Pleasant Gardens Cemetery

Lifespan: 1925-03-27 - 2020-09-14
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Dwight Douglas Fry

🪦 Ferguson Cemetery

Lifespan: 1958-06-07 - 2009-02-15
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record
Best use: start with the cemetery card above when place context is still uncertain. Use these burial links when the person name is already likely tied to this county.

Surname index

Surname Index for Bedford County

These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.

Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.

Ayers (1) Lowe (1) Carroll (1) Horton (1) Brown (1) Gray (1) Smith (1) Ricketts (1) Terry (1) Martin (1) Cates (1) Jobe (1) Foster (1) Ball (1) Fry (1)

Veteran burial records

Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Bedford County, Tennessee

This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.

Charles D Ayers

🪦 Pleasant Valley Cemetery

US NAVY

1948-08-21 - 2022-11-02

Clarence A Lowe

🪦 Hillcrest Memorial Gardens

US ARMY

1943-10-10 - 2022-03-02 Rank: PFC

Charles Wayne Carroll

🪦 Pisgah Cemetery

US MARINE CORPS

1944-05-03 - 2021-12-14 Rank: CPL

Charles William Horton

🪦 New Mount Herman Cemetery

US ARMY

1935-07-26 - 2021-10-03 Rank: SFC

Donald Max Brown

🪦 Bomar Cemetery

US AIR FORCE

1939-02-17 - 2021-08-07 Rank: A1C

Edward Huston Gray

🪦 Pleasant Gardens Cemetery

US ARMY

1950-04-13 - 2021-08-02 Rank: SP4

Carl Wiggs Smith

🪦 Willow Mount Cemetery

US NAVY

1925-08-15 - 2021-06-18 Rank: PHM2

Donald Lynn Ricketts

🪦 Russell Cemetery

US NAVY

1945-08-28 - 2021-06-16 Rank: EN3

Douglas Izar Terry

🪦 Pisgah Cemetery

US AIR FORCE

1935-03-15 - 2021-06-04 Rank: A2C

Edwin Oren Martin

🪦 Cothran Cemetery

US AIR FORCE

1930-04-25 - 2021-05-07

Darrel Glynn Cates

🪦 Enon Cemetery

US ARMY

1951-09-26 - 2021-04-01 Rank: SP4

Emanuel Jobe

🪦 Mount Lebanon Cemetery

US ARMY

1945-09-25 - 2020-12-19 Rank: SP4

Official lookup guides

Official Source Verification Paths for Bedford County

Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.

Official cemetery source

Use the USGS guide for Bedford County

Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.

Official burial source

Use the VA burial guide for Bedford County

Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.

Continue browsing

Best Next Clicks From Bedford County

Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Bedford County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.

Top cemetery page

Pleasant Gardens Cemetery

3 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.

Top cemetery page

Pisgah Cemetery

2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.

Person-name search

Search Bedford County burial records

Use a full name plus Bedford County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.

Broaden scope

Return to Tennessee archive

Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.

How to research this county

How to Find Cemetery Information in Bedford County

Bedford County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.

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Review cemetery density before searching names

  1. Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
  2. Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
  3. Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.

02

Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery

  1. Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
  2. Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
  3. Return to the Tennessee archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.

Frequently asked

Bedford County Archive FAQs

This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.

How do I search cemetery records in Bedford County?

Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.

How many cemeteries are mapped in Bedford County?

425 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Bedford County, Tennessee, with 425 carrying latitude and longitude context.

Does Bedford County include burial records as well as cemetery names?

Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.

Are Bedford County burial records free to access?

Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.

How many Bedford County burial records include military branch context?

15 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Bedford County.