Cornhill Cemetery

Duane's take

Here's my telling of what the official marker has to say about Cornhill Cemetery, out in Williamson County. Now, some places earn their keep quietly, and this is one of them. Two acres.

That's where it starts. Back in 1886, a man and woman by the name of Mr. and Mrs. B.

F. Bridges signed over that land to Cornhill Masonic Lodge No. 567, and just like that, a cemetery had a home. Two acres doesn't sound like much, but you put down roots in good soil and things have a way of growin'.

Today that ground covers six acres, and every inch of it carries weight. Resting there are community leaders, men who shaped the life of the place. And three Civil War soldiers, which is a thing worth saying slowly.

Three men who lived through that particular American fire, and found their final rest here on this quiet patch of Williamson County ground. Veterans of other wars are buried there too, names and service the marker holds close. For a good long while, the question of who would look after all of it hung in the air.

Then in 1953, the Cornhill Cemetery Association took up that responsibility, and they've been keeping the grounds ever since. Six acres now, grown from two. Some legacies just keep expanding.

What the marker says

Established in 1886 on a two-acre site deeded to Cornhill Masonic Lodge No. 567 by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bridges. Interred here are community leaders, three Civil War soldiers, and veterans of other wars. Maintained by Cornhill Cemetery Association since 1953. Area now six acres. (1970)