Bethel Cemetery

This cemetery is also known as Presbyterian Hill Cemetery, Kingston Cemetery, Old Burial Ground, Old Bethel Cemetery, or New Bethel Cemetery

Located near the Southwest Point Garrison , the cemetery is on a hill overlooking the town of Kingston and the Clinch River. The cemetery comprises two sections: the old section dates to 1811, at the time of the incorporation of Kingston; the new section opened in 1920.

The first known burial and oldest marked grave dates from 1811, that of Elizabeth McEwen, whose family owned and operated a store and inn near the cemetery.

 

 

 

 

 

Photo Credit: All photos by Larry Ridinger