Polk County Driving Directions: From Benton, TN go north on Hwy 411 and follow 411 Hwy North of Benton abt. 4-5 miles. Watch for Hwy 30 and turn onto Hwy 30 following the Reliance signs. Stay on Hwy 30 until you reach Reliance, You will turn left at the inter of Hwy 30 and Tellico Reliance Rd. Go across the Hiawassee River and follow Reliance Tellico Rd for abt4-5 miles to Springtown Fire Station, Turn right onto Towee Pike and take the first road to the right, Old Burchfield Cemetery Rd. Follow this narrow road 2/10 of a mile. There will be a trail leading up into the woods, on the right side of the road. Follow this trail and it will lead you to the Old cemetery. This Cemetery is very old and there are many graves that are un-marked or have only rocks for headstones. Please be careful where you step. This is a complete transcription by Nancy k. Gates
e-mail: nkg1585@hotmail.com
| Name | DOB | DOD | INSCRIPTION/NOTES/SHARES WITH | |
| CARDEN, Jasper F. | 28/07/1828 | 16/02/1903 | ||
| DAVIS, M. E. | 28/07/1828 | 08/12/1899 | Daughter of W.H. and L.C. Davis/Asleep in the arms of Jesus | |
| HARRIS, Irma | 22/05/1895 | 24/01/1899 | AT REST/Daughter of H. and F. Harris | |
| HARRIS, James A. | 14/08/1895 | 14/04/1899 | AT REST/Son of H. and F. Harris | |
| HOOD, Jno. W. | 22/11/1852 | 10/10/1905 | His Trust Was In God/He Sleeps Here | |
| JENKINS, Dewey | DOB | DOD | Stone un-readable | |
| KIRKLAND, C. C. | 31/08/1819 | 31/09/1903 | Sleep dear father, and take thy rest. God Called thee home. He thought it best | |
| KIRKLAND, Susan (Boston) | 1786 | 1881 | INSCRIPTION/NOTES/SHARES WITH | |
| SHAW, Francis L. | DOB | CO. F. 25 IA. Inf. | ||
| SMITH, H.R. | 12/10/1903 | 09/03/1905 | Gone But Not Forgotten/Son of W.H. and Grace Smith |
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From the inter of HWY 30 and Reliance-Tellico RD. Cross the Hiawassee River bridge and follow the Reliance-Tellico Rd abt. 5 miles to Springtown, Turn right on to Towee Pike, follow Towee Church signs, pass the church and stay on this road abt. 2 miles, Turn left at WITT CEMETARY sign. Follow this road it will dead-end at the Cemetery. There are many graves here marked with only a fieldstone and without inscriptions. This is a complete transcription. Surveyed and transcribed by: Nancy K. Gates e-mail ngates1@bellsouth.net or nkg1585@hotmail.com
| NAME | DOB | DOD | INSCRIPTION/NOTES/SHARES WITH | |
| CARVER, James L. Bud | 10/04/1926 | 26/03/1996 | Shares stone with Lmer L. Carver/Married 07/12/1964 | |
| CARVER, Eliza | 21/04/1875 | 03/09/1908 | Wife of Loyd Carver | |
| CARVER, Lmer L. | 14/04/1922 | 97/12/1964 | Shares stone with James L. Bud Carver/Married | |
| CARVER, Joseph | 27/04/1938 | 25/12/1941 | ||
| CARVER, Roy | 13/03/1925 | 10/04/1925 | ||
| DERRICK, Grady S. | 13/01/1937 | Shares stone with Alice J. Derrick/Beyond the Sunset | ||
| DERRICK, Alice J. | 30/12/1937 | Shares stone with Grady S. Derrick/Beyond the Sunset | ||
| HAMPTON, Marion | 23/07/1836 | 10/03/1905 | Weep Not, He is at rest | |
| HICKS, A.L. | Born in March | Died in Same | ||
| HICKS, Babra Jo | Can’t read stone | |||
| HICKS II, George Noah | Stillborn son of Rev. and Mrs. Noah Hicks | |||
| HICKS, Gracen | Born in March | Can’t read stone | ||
| HICKS, Harlis | 29/12/1945 | 07/03/1947 | Our Baby Gone/Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hicks | |
| HICKS, Infant | 07/01/1937 | Infant daughter of Wm. Walter and Luvenie Smith Hicks | ||
| HICKS J.L. | 10/06/1935 | 10/06/1935 | ||
| HICKS, Martha | 24/03/1914 | 18/04/1941 | MOTHER/Resting in Heaven | |
| HICKS, R.D. | 24/08/1938 | 1939 | Our Darling | |
| HICKS, Wash | 1882 | 14/01/1940 | ||
| HICKS, William J. | 27/09/1915 | 15/12/2000 | Father in Thy Gracious Keeping/Leave We Now Thy Servant Sleeping | |
| HOOD, Amanda | 18/11/1902 | 18/12/1916 | ||
| HOOD, Anna | 17/04/1892 | 22/10/1912 | Asleep in Jesus | |
| KEY, William Claude | 15/04/1936 | 23/05/2000 | Shares stone with Janie G. Key/ Married 15/06/1959 | |
| KEY, Janie G. | 20/02/1936 | 15/06/1959 | Shares stone with William Claude Key/Married | |
| MADDEX, W.E. | 27/03/1892 | 24/01/1978 | Grandad We Love You | |
| MADDOX, Lissie Pike | 30/03/1894 | 06/04/1976 | Mother We Miss You | |
| McCULLEY, A.J. | 10/11/1879 | 07/03/1904 | ||
| McCulley, Ben | 07/01/1898 | 08/01/1973 | MISSISSIPPI Pvt US ARMY WORLD WAR II | |
| McCULLEY, Janie | 26/06/1892 | 22/04/1962 | Gone But Not Forgotten | |
| McCULLEY, Joseph P. | 01/01/1861 | 30/09/1914 | FATHER/Gone But Not Forgotten/Shares stone with Margrett E. McCulley | |
| MCCULLEY, Margrett E. | 14/03/1868 | 21/05/1933 | MOTHER/Gone But Not Forgotten/Shares stone with Joseph P. McCulley | |
| McCULLEY, Sarah E. | 11/09/1899 | 12/09/1973 | Gone But Not Forgotten | |
| PIKE, Boyd | 11/03/1928 | 11/06/1946 | Darling We Miss You | |
| PIKE, Dorothy | 15/09/1916 | 25/09/1916 | ||
| PIKE, J.A.` | 09/10/1892 | 11/10/1940 | Beloved Husband Farewell | |
| PIKE, Mrs. S.J | 21/06/1860 | 06/05/1943 | Gone But Not Forgotten | |
| PIKE, Robert C. | 13/11/1932 | 28/09/1992 | FATHER | |
| PIKE, W.M. | 14/02/1852 | 04/03/1912 | ||
| RYMER, Arlien | 03/03/1942 | 10/03/1942 | ||
| RYMER, Bill | 1919 | 1922 | ||
| RYMER, Delmon | 12/04/1948 | 26/04/1948 | ||
| SHELL, Lile | 10/01/1880 | |||
| TERRY, Johnnie E. | 15/04/1952 | 15/04/1952 | ||
| WHITE, Thomas Eldon | 09/05/1914 | 23/08/1914 | ||
| WHITE, Riley Elmer | 09/05/1914 | 15/07/1963 | ||
| WITT, Jane | 02/1835 | 30/09/1910 | ||
| WITT, N.B. | 05/02/1830 | 05/09/1907 | ||
| WITT, Polly | 01/01/1798 | 09/01/1878 | ||
| WOODY, Julia McCulley | 29/06/1881 | 22/02/1974 | Gone But Not Forgotten |
LINDNER CEMETERY, Located in the McFarland District of Polk Co., TN. GPS Coordinates are 35.2025-8447722
This is a complete transcription done by: Nancy K. Gates Email: nkg1585@hotmail.com or ngates1@bellsouth.net
| NAME | DOB | DOD | INSCRIPTION/NOTES/SHARES WITH | |
| ARMSTRONG,Houston | 11/01/1889 | 01/07/1979 | ||
| ARMSTRONG, Ira M. | 12/10/1924 | 25/02/1972 | Tennessee Pvt US ARMY WORLD WAR ll | |
| ARMSTRONG,William Major | 02/10/1876 | 30/09/1960 | Shares stone with Sarah Elizabeth Armstrong | |
| ARMSTRONG, Sarah Elizabeth | 13/07/1892 | 03/06/1966 | Shares stone with William Major Armstrong | |
| BATES, BABY | Baby of Josephine T. and Teddy M. Bates | |||
| BATES, Teddy M. | 24/01/1915 | 23/07/1990 | Shares stone with Josephine T. Bates/Married 13/02/1940/The Lord Is My Shepherd | |
| BATES, Josephine T. | 24/09/1919 | Shares stone with Teddy M. Bates/Married 13/02/1940/The Lord Is My Shepherd | ||
| FRASE, Lillie Perian | 08/03/1907 | 27/12/1984 | Gone But Not Forgotten | |
| GALLAHAR, Samuel L. | 1909 | Shares stone with Ruby M. and Dennis A. and Maude M. Gallahar | ||
| GALLAHAR, Ruby M. | 1912 | 1967 | Shares stone with Samuel L. and Dennis A. and Maude M. Gallahar | |
| GALLAHAR, Dennis A. | 1886 | 1938 | Shares stone with Samuel L. and Ruby M. and Maude M. Gallahar | |
| GALLAHAR, Maude M. | 1890 | Shares stone with Samuel L. and Ruby M. and Dennis A. Gallahar | ||
| GARLAND, Arie | 04/12/1925 | 10/03/1982 | Gone But Not Forgotten | |
| GARREN, infant | 18/10/1976 | 18/10/1976 | ||
| GURLEY, James M. | 11/10/1858 | 28/11/1943 | Shares stone with Martha R. Gurley | |
| GURLEY, Martha R. | 27/07/1860 | 17/09/1945 | Shares stone with James M. Gurley | |
| HAMMONS, Abie | 17/07/1935 | Shares stone with Gladys L. Hammons/Gone Home | ||
| HAMMONS, Gladys L. | 23/01/1936 | 18/03/1997 | Shares stone with Abie Hammons/Gone Home | |
| HOOD, E.A. | 1841 | 1938 | ||
| HOOD. James Garrett | 13/10/1876 | 24/03/1958 | Shares stone with Cynthia Lucinda Hood/Married 30/08/1929 | |
| HOOD, Cynthia Lucinda | 02/07/1877 | 17/07/1955 | Shares stone with James Garrett Hood | |
| HOOD, John W. | 22/01/1908 | 05/10/1969 | Shares stone with Leora S. Hood/Married 30/08/1929 | |
| HOOD, Mrs. Deliah | 08/08/1851 | 26/01/1939 | In Loving Memory/MOTHER/She was the sunshine of our home | |
| LEDFORD, Glenda Fay | 02/10/1954 | 20/02/1957 | Our Baby in Heaven | |
| LEDFORD, Jessie Elbert | 03/02/1922 | 17/11/1966 | Shares stone with Rita Louise Ledford/Love Lives On | |
| LEDFORD, Rita Louise | 15/06/1923 | Shares stone with Jessie Elbert Ledford/Love Lives On | ||
| LINDNER, Arless | 20/11/1906 | 12/06/1966 | Shares stone with Anna Lindner | |
| LINDNER Charles Swann | 26/07/1896 | 25/12/1968 | Shares stone with Rody Belle Lindner | |
| LINDNER, Rody Belle | 11/02/1896 | 25/03/1973 | Shares stone with Charles Swann Lindner | |
| LINDNER, Fred B. | 1868 | 1948 | Shares stone with Amanda G. Lindner | |
| LINDNER, Amanda G. | 1882 | 1967 | Shares stone with Fred G. Lindner | |
| LINDNER, infant | 21/08/1937 | 21/08/1937 | Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Lindner/Our Darling | |
| LINDNER, James A. | 15/05/1942 | 06/11/1956 | Christ loved him and took him home. | |
| LINDNER, Youless | 22/02/1904 | 21/01/1921 | Happy day when Jesus washed your sins away | |
| MINGE, Ira | 26/06/1944 | 10/07/1944 | ||
| MINGE, Marte | 11/03/1941 | 12/07/1952 | ||
| PATTON, Lecretia Arlene | 17/05/1969 | 17/05/1969 | Infant daughter of Charles and Ruth Patton | |
| PERIAN, Dewey A | 1905 | 1975 | ||
| PERIAN, Lester | 1973 | |||
| PERIAN, William A. | 15/11/1871 | 05/09/1947 | Shares stone with Flora B. Perian Together Forever | |
| PERIAN, Flora B. | 05/09/1874 | 10/10/1967 | Shares stone with William A. Perian | |
| SHELL, William B | 13/04/1913 | 26/07/1957 | Shares stone with Trullia T. Shell/ The Lord is my Shepherd | |
| SHELL, Trullia T. | 10/05/1926 | Shares stone with William B. Shell | ||
| STILES, Claud | 23/03/1894 | 16/12/1943 | At Rest | |
| STILES, Flora | 19/04/1905 | 18/12/1955 At Rest | ||
| STILES, Robin Claude | 22/12/1936 | 13/05/1996 | ST2 US NAVY | |
| TAYLOR, Clarence H. | 16/04/1919 | 15/12/1989 | ||
| THOMPSON, Henry P. | 09/04/1890 | 19/09/1950 | Shares stone with Daisy Thompson/ Asleep in Our Savoir | |
| THOMPSON, Daisy | 19/10/1885 | 16/10/1960 | Shares stone with Henry P. Thompson/ Asleep in OUR Savoir | |
| WILSON, Jerry L. | 08/01/1955 | 03/06/2002 | SON | |
| WILSON, Wanda Aline | 20/03/1950 | 01/02/1996 | DAUGHTER | |
| WILSON, Willard | 25/07/1884 | 12/11/1971 | Shares stone with Elsie Wilson/ Married 30/07/1950/Gone but not forgotten | |
| WILSON, Elsie | 01/04/1915 | 01/11/1993 | Shares stone with Willard Wilson/ Married 30/07/1950/Gone but not forgotten |
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