I certainly understand about rude people who are trespassing. Genealogist from my experience are very cautious about entering property that belongs to another. I have had the fortunate experience when I have visited my ancestors gravesites in Lincoln, Moore, and Marshall. I have been able to do so. I do have ancestors who are buried in Marshall County in a family graveyard that has had all of the field stones bull-dozed to one end of the field, then corn planted on the same area. Another cousin and myself have requested to go on the land and to re-erect the fieldstones and return it to it's rightful cemetery, but have been denied that request by the current landowner. This is a documented cemetery which appears in all of the cemetery books. There is no law because we cannot find a document from land transactions that set this aside as a family cemetery that will allow us to do so. Below is a current bill that will help to strengthen the cemetery law that is now on the books. Please write to your legislative representatives and ask them to support it when it comes back to the floor. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2454.pdf Information on this page is generally current to within an hour. *HB2454 by *Jones S, *Shepard. (SB2551 by *Henry.) Cemeteries - Grants access to private cemeteries to certain persons for the purpose of tending to graves or genealogical research. - Amends TCA Title 46. Fiscal Summary for *HB2454 / SB2551 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2454 / SB2551 This bill would prohibit persons from going to cemeteries or graves that are located on private property unless the person has first notified the property owner, occupant, or both, and unless the person is coming onto the property to visit a grave site, maintain the grave site or cemetery, bury human remains, or conduct genealogical research. The landowner would be allowed to designate a particular access route to the graves or cemetery if no obvious route is visible. Those persons accessing the property would be liable to the landowner for any damage occurring from their access and would be expected to refrain from causing damage to the property. Any eligible person denied reasonable access to graves or a cemetery located on private property could seek injunctive relief from the chancery court of the county in which the cemetery or graves are located. Herein lies the problem still, if the denial is made, it becomes the responsibility of the person who wants access to file a petition to the courts to allow this. I'm sure that the court costs are not going to be paid by the landowner! -Sherry Jesus is my rock! If you would like to know him also, visit: http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps.html Visit my webpage! http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com Middle TN Cousins visit: http://www.chestnutridgecousins.org Our hobby: http://www.indiancreekproductions.com Searching East TN families: ALEXANDER,ANDERSON,BRADBURN,BROOKS,BUIE,CLARK,CLAIBORNE, COLEMAN,CRONDAS,DICKSON,ELLEDGE,EVANS,FARMER,HODGE/S, INGLE,JAMES,LINN,LORD,McGHOILL,McINTIRE,McLEAN,MORECROFT, PAINE/PAYNE,RANDLES,RHODES,SANDRIDGE,TEAGUE,and THURMAN Searching Middle TN families: ALEXANDER,ALLEN,ANDERSON,BLALOCK,BOURLAND,BRENTS,BROWNE, BURNES,CLAYTON,CONNALY,CONWELL,CORDING,COX,CREIGHTON, CRITTENDEN,DAVIDSON,DAWSON,DEAL,FREEMAN,GALLAGHER, GILBERT,GLIDEWELL,GRAHAM,HARRELL,HAWKINS,HAYES,HILL, HOLLAND,KING,LAMBERT,LANDIN,LISTON,MARSH,MAXWELL, McADAMS,McCANDLESS,McKNITT,McWHORTER,MEALER,MILLINGTON, NASH,REDD,REESE,ROBERTS,RUSSELL,RYALLS,SCOTT,SIMPSON, SMITH,SORRELL/S,TOLLY,TRENT,WAGSTER,WALLACE, WHITE,WHITLOW,WHITSETT,and WILSON