Knoxville

Knoxville, the seat of Knox County in Tennessee, is the state’s third largest city after Memphis and Nashville, with an estimated population in excess of 183,000.

There are 10 funeral homes in Knoxville, with several of these establishments located within five miles of the center of the city. With a good distribution of funeral homes in Knoxville, bereaved families and individuals should be able to find a funeral director to meet their requirements.

Knoxville has approximately five crematoriums and is furnished with 18 cemeteries and memorial parks including Knoxville National Cemetery on Tyson Street, Greenwood Cemetery on Old Tazewell Pike, and Woodlawn Cemetery on Woodlawn Pike.

Knoxville possesses a wide variety of places of worship including: First Presbyterian Church on State Street, Central United Methodist Church on 3rd Avenue, Temple Beth El on Kingston Pike, and the Muslim Community of Knoxville on 13th Street.

According to Tennessee law, a death certificate must be filed with the registrar within five days. There is no requirement for embalming. There are no restrictions on either the keeping or scattering of ashes, although if doing so on private land permission should be sought from the landowner first.

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