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Shelby County Cemetery (Defunct)

Memorials	:	3
Location	:	Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.2042007, -90.0057983
Description	:	More than 30,000 people, including victims of yellow fever epidemics, stillborn babies, and paupers were buried in the old Shelby County Cemetery on North Watkins between 1890 and 1965. There were no markers placed for the interments. In the mid-1960s the property was sold for use as a community center and many, but not all, of the remains were transferred to the new Shelby County Cemetery on Ellis Road in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2003 the "Frayser Memorial Garden" was erected as tribute to those who had been interred at the site.	More than 30,000 people, including victims of yellow fever epidemics, stillborn babies, and paupers were buried in the old Shelby County Cemetery on North Watkins between 1890 and 1965. There were no markers placed for the interments. In the mid-1960s the property was sold for use as a community center and many, but not all, of the remains were transferred to the new Shelby County Cemetery on Ellis Road in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2003 the "Frayser Memorial Garden" was erected as tribute to those who had been interred at the site.

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Shelby County Cemetery (Defunct) is located at 2907 North Watkins Memphis, Shelby County ,Tennessee , 38127USA.
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3 memorials
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Latitude: 35.2042007
Longitude: -90.0057983

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2. Frayser Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2200000, -89.9980000

3. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2027440, -89.9787520

4. Point Church Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2336570, -89.9932660

5. Gibson Cemetery
Frayser, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2323000, -89.9781000

6. Memphis Zoo
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.1501000, -89.9946000

7. Jones-Barton Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2346992, -89.9488983

8. Brooks Jackson Cemetery
Raleigh, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2208080, -89.9385590

10. Willis Cemetery
Binghampton, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.1519000, -89.9696000

12. Saint Pauls Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2563170, -90.0442530

14. Memphis National Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.1733017, -89.9368973

15. Bettis Family Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.1395120, -90.0065910

21. Health Sciences Park
Memphis, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.1397018, -90.0345993

22. Benjestown Cemetery
Oaklawn, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2649270, -90.0501250

23. Raleigh Cemetery
Raleigh, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2024994, -89.9188995