Just got this comment on a TN county list.. you may want to consider it too when searching for those in the area! Your welcome Lanita, there are a lot of things to consider when you're talking about old cemeteries: 1. If you had relatives that were in the area during the Civil War and died during this time or before,it's a known Fact that Union Troops Pulled-up Tombstones to use as Hearths,Privy-Pits,as Breastwork Enhancements,and just to be Mean and Malicious to a Southerner. 2. In later times,some greedy Farmers or Sharecroppers dismantled the small Family Cemeteries,thinking that they had the right,so they could Sew More Seeds for Crops. 3. It is also a known fact that some Former Slaves desacrated the Cemeteries of some of the Former Slave Owner's. 4. Some Landowner's let thier Livestock Carrouse through the Burial Plots on thier property therby toppling Headstones and breaking them,then they usually got covered with soil and lost forever. So you see, there are many unpleasant things to be aware of in Burial searches,I have experienced about all of these with my Family,if you find a Family Cemetery that is endangered,State and Federal Law has Statutes that deal with abuser's harshly,they are the property of the Decendants of the Family buried there and the property owner must take care of the plot so no harm comes to it. Hope this helps! Lanita Researching: ARNOLD, BAKER, BELLAH, BIRCHETT, BENNETT, BEASON, BUTRICK, CALFEE, CARTY, COUCH, DETHROW, DAVIS [2 lines], DOOLEY [DULY], DUBOISE, FERRELL [FERRILL], ELLIOTT, HAYS, JUSTICE, MARIOTT, MAXSON, McWILLIAMS, PRINCE, RIMMER, ROSSELL, SHIELDS, SMITH [2 lines], STOGSDILL, SCONCE, STUBBLEFIELD, SUPLER, TAYLOR and VENABLE among many others.