Hughes Cemetery in Bakewell, Tennessee

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Get directions Bakewell, Tennessee, USA

Coordinates: 35.34235, -85.13198
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The Hughes Cemetery is located at 417 Retro Hughes Rd, Sale Creek in the Bakewell community of north Hamilton County, Tennessee. The cemetery is enclosed by a short rock wall and is well maintained. A large headstone reads, " In this cemetery lie the remains of John Hughes, Jane Skiles Hughes & Nancy Hughes Hixson. Pioneer settler, John Hughes, founded the Bakewell Community, the original school and church. He donated the land for the church and school, and for the right-of-way for the Southern Railway through Bakewell." According to the 1930's WPA survey, "Seven members of the Hughes family are buried here in rock vaults with no markers." There were 5 vaults with no markers in Mar 2023.