Jaybird Cemetery
Also known as Allen Cemetery
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
From this source on page 26.
Jaybird Cemetery is located near the center of Newport, in the midst of the Colonel Charles T. Rhyne Housing Project on the corner of Cooper and Alley Streets. Severely overgrown, the cemetery is inaccessible to the public. While no sign demarcates the plot as "Jaybird Cemetery," concerned citizens of the Newport community have identified the area as one needing extensive attention and maintenance.
It appears as if the town is apathetic about the condition of the cemetery since debris and thorny vines cover the entire landscape, denying safe entrance and movement throughout the grounds. Rather than removing the tall and ominous vegetation masking the area to allow the public to move around unhindered, however, Newport has elected to block it off with a chain linked fence and "no trespassing" signage. In fact, Jaybird Cemetery's condition is so deplorable that the cemetery advocacy group "Saving Graves" has included it in their Endangered Cemetery Report.
From this source on page 26.
Jaybird Cemetery is located near the center of Newport, in the midst of the Colonel Charles T. Rhyne Housing Project on the corner of Cooper and Alley Streets. Severely overgrown, the cemetery is inaccessible to the public. While no sign demarcates the plot as "Jaybird Cemetery," concerned citizens of the Newport community have identified the area as one needing extensive attention and maintenance.
It appears as if the town is apathetic about the condition of the cemetery since debris and thorny vines cover the entire landscape, denying safe entrance and movement throughout the grounds. Rather than removing the tall and ominous vegetation masking the area to allow the public to move around unhindered, however, Newport has elected to block it off with a chain linked fence and "no trespassing" signage. In fact, Jaybird Cemetery's condition is so deplorable that the cemetery advocacy group "Saving Graves" has included it in their Endangered Cemetery Report.
Nearby cemeteries
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
- Total memorials3
- Percent photographed33%
- Percent with GPS0%
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
- Total memorials61
- Percent photographed80%
- Percent with GPS0%
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
- Total memorials272
- Percent photographed76%
- Percent with GPS0%
- Added: 15 Feb 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2569469
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