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Hendersonville identifies six small cemeteries; staff seeks volunteer stewardship, will not assume long-term ownership
Summary
Public works reported six 'unknown' cemeteries within city limits, three in need of substantial work. Staff is coordinating with Rotary, descendants and adjacent landowners; the city said it will not take long-term ownership or allow new burials on privately owned cemetery parcels.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — City staff told the Public Works Committee on Oct. 28 that Hendersonville contains at least six small, previously undocumented cemetery sites. Three are reasonably maintained; three require significant work and community engagement.
Staff described the most challenging sites as one embedded in the woods near Mansker Farms, another near Drakes Creek/Stop 30, and a smaller cemetery in Scottish…
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