The Andrew Johnson National Cemetery is located on the grounds of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee. The cemetery was established in 1906 and was built around the resting place of Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States. It holds over two thousand graves. Andrew Johnson purchased in 1852 twenty-three acres outside Greeneville on Signal Hill. Johnson was buried on the property on August 3, 1875. A 28-foot tall marble statue was placed by Johnson's grave on June 5, 1878. The monument was so dominant that the hill's name was changed to "Monument Hill". Johnson’s daughter Martha Johnson Patterson willed the land on 1898 to become a park. When the National Park Service took over the cemetery in 1942, they ruled to allow no more interments, in order to preserve the historic nature of the cemeteries but the decision was changed later. .
121 Monument Ave, Greeneville, TN 37743, Phone: 423-639-3711