Hughes
Cemetery

The Hughes Cemetery is in the Bakewell community of north Hamilton County, Tennessee.  In Bakewell, take Retro-Hughes Road west off Hwy 27.  Cemetery is located 2/10 mile out on the left just before the railroad tracks.  Inside a short rock wall, well maintained. A marker 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.” Surveyed by Linda Coulter July 2001

Names of individuals in this cemetery were recorded as they appeared on the tombstones. No attempt was made to correct obvious errors or differences in spelling. Every attempt has been made to record this information correctly. However, mistakes are possible.  The information on this page may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other person or organization without the written consent of the contributor, the legal representative of the submitter, or The Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society.