Knox County, Tennessee Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Knox County, Tennessee from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Knox County Overview
190
Cemeteries
55
Indexed Records
190
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Knox 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
Use this county page for
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 Knox County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Knox County, Tennessee contains 190 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 55 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Berry Highland South is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1913 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 Knox County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Knox County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
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
Knox County map overview
County center reference: 36.0151, -83.9035
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Knox 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
Knox County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 9
Back to TennesseeBerry Highland South
VA📍 KNOXVILLE, TN
Crestview Cemetery
USGSEast Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
USGSLynnhurst Cemetery
USGSCedar Grove Cemetery
USGSMars Hill Cemetery
USGSAsbury Cemetery
USGSHalls Memory Gardens
VA📍 KNOXVILLE, TN
Lebanon Cemetery
USGSArmstrong Cemetery
USGSBethany Church Cemetery
VA📍 KNOXVILLE, TN
Edgewood Cemetery
USGSEmory Pike American Cemetery
VA📍 KNOXVILLE, TN
England-Legg Cemetery
USGSFairview Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 CORRYTON, TN
Lynch-Bethel Cemetery
VA📍 KNOXVILLE, TN
McMillan Cemetery
USGSNew Gray Cemetery
USGSRoseberry Cemetery
VA📍 MASCOT, TN
Trentville Cemetery
USGSAdams Cemetery
USGSAnderson-Gouffon Cemetery
USGSArmstrong Cemetery
USGSAulton Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Knox 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.
Clifton H McFarland
🪦 Trentville Cemetery
Charles Edward Richardson
🪦 Asbury Cemetery
Billy Floyd Overton
🪦 Lynch-Bethel Cemetery
Albert William Rogers
🪦 Lynnhurst Cemetery
Don Roy Carr
🪦 Berry Highland South
Donald Winfred Henry
🪦 Berry Highland South
Clarence Francis Todd
🪦 Lebanon Cemetery
Elzie Lee Foster
🪦 Berry Highland South
Donald P Alexander
🪦 Crestview Cemetery
Arnold Lee Coleman
🪦 Mars Hill Cemetery
David Alan McDaniel
🪦 Berry Highland South
Donald Ray Padgett
🪦 Bethany Church Cemetery
Cecil E Mannis
🪦 Lynnhurst Cemetery
Charles Don Parsons
🪦 England-Legg Cemetery
Charles Ray Kelley
🪦 Cedar Grove Cemetery
Emory Lee Lane
🪦 East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
Doyle Lee Cates
🪦 Asbury Cemetery
Edward Hugh Cody
🪦 Edgewood Cemetery
Forrest Eugene Milstead
🪦 Armstrong Cemetery
David E Justus
🪦 Berry Highland South
Donald Dean Simmons
🪦 New Gray Cemetery
Bobbie Gene Robbins
🪦 East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
Ernest E Fleenor
🪦 East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
David Lee Draper
🪦 Crestview Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Knox 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.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Knox 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.
Clifton H McFarland
🪦 Trentville Cemetery
1926-10-07 - 2022-11-01
Charles Edward Richardson
🪦 Asbury Cemetery
1937-04-26 - 2022-10-02 Rank: A1C
Billy Floyd Overton
🪦 Lynch-Bethel Cemetery
1943-02-03 - 2022-09-02 Rank: SGT
Albert William Rogers
🪦 Lynnhurst Cemetery
1932-07-18 - 2022-06-03 Rank: SGT
Don Roy Carr
🪦 Berry Highland South
1933-03-22 - 2022-05-20
Donald Winfred Henry
🪦 Berry Highland South
1948-04-07 - 2022-04-17
Clarence Francis Todd
🪦 Lebanon Cemetery
1941-04-03 - 2022-04-14 Rank: SGT
Elzie Lee Foster
🪦 Berry Highland South
1937-04-29 - 2022-04-13 Rank: MCPO
Donald P Alexander
🪦 Crestview Cemetery
1945-03-14 - 2022-02-19 Rank: CPL
Arnold Lee Coleman
🪦 Mars Hill Cemetery
1927-07-12 - 2022-02-02 Rank: SP3
David Alan McDaniel
🪦 Berry Highland South
1955-12-06 - 2022-01-24 Rank: SRA
Donald Ray Padgett
🪦 Bethany Church Cemetery
1932-10-21 - 2022-01-19 Rank: A1C
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Knox 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 Knox 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 Knox 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 Knox County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Knox County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Berry Highland South
14 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Crestview Cemetery
6 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Knox County burial records
Use a full name plus Knox 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 Knox County
Knox 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
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Tennessee archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Knox 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 Knox 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 Knox County?
190 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Knox County, Tennessee, with 190 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Knox 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 Knox 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 Knox County burial records include military branch context?
55 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 Knox County.