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Clay Cemetery

Memorials	:	5
Location	:	Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.6375510, -88.1126050
Description	:	Clay Cemetery is a black cemetery located on Pentecost Street in Parsons. Clay Cemetery is a black cemetery located on Pentecost Street in Parsons and until at least the 1980s was the only place blacks were buried in Parsons. It takes its name from Edward Clay, a black Union soldier who is buried here. Clay Cemetery is labeled as "Parsons Cem" on the U.S.G.S. Jeanette quadrangle (1986). In 1991 the cemetery was badly overgrown. By 1996 it had been cleared and was being mown on a regular basis. As is characteristic of many black cemetery, many graves have not received... Read More	Clay Cemetery is a black cemetery located on Pentecost Street in Parsons. Clay Cemetery is a black cemetery located on Pentecost Street in Parsons and until at least the 1980s was the only place blacks were buried in Parsons. It takes its name from Edward Clay, a black Union soldier who is buried here. Clay Cemetery is labeled as "Parsons Cem" on the U.S.G.S. Jeanette quadrangle (1986). In 1991 the cemetery was badly overgrown. By 1996 it had been cleared and was being mown on a regular basis. As is characteristic of many black cemetery, many graves have not received permanent markers. There may be over 100 unmarked graves. David Donahue recorded this cemetery in late spring 1991 & updated it in 2003.

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Where is Clay Cemetery?
Clay Cemetery is located at 293 Pentecost Street Parsons, Decatur County ,Tennessee ,USA.
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5 memorials
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Latitude: 35.6375510
Longitude: -88.1126050

1. Southside Church Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6282030, -88.1103900

2. Parsons Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6472200, -88.1205000

4. Houston Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6171810, -88.1125870

5. Houston Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6268997, -88.0888977

6. Herndon Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6181970, -88.1255280

7. Rosson Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6243920, -88.1377210

8. Graves Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6274740, -88.1421470

9. White Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6068993, -88.1110992

10. Iron Hill Church Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6638920, -88.0932450

11. Bear Creek Church Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6491130, -88.1481300

12. Barnett Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6377790, -88.1581500

13. Sardis Ridge Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6274370, -88.0665750

14. Lunsford Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6684530, -88.0829530

15. Tolley Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6090410, -88.0782990

16. Hopewell Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6538890, -88.0653850

19. Keen Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6459090, -88.1715020

20. Stills Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6848660, -88.1269820

22. Decaturville City Cemetery
Decaturville, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.5875240, -88.1200490

23. McMurry Cemetery
Parsons, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.6864650, -88.1294860

24. Lowery Cemetery
Decaturville, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 35.5860480, -88.1314090