Reserving plots, placing markers, monuments must be approved by cemetery manager prior to placement. unapproved markers will be removed.a headstone monument is the only marker considered as permanently reserved. if no permament headstone is installed within three (3) years of reservation, it can be considered no longer reserved, unless prior arrangement with manager.
Due to unkept graves, artificial materials (plants, flowers, wreaths, etc.) are no longer allowed. artificial materials will be discarded at the discretion of the groundskeeper.
To ensure safety and upkeep of the grounds, no new landscaping, shrubs, bricks, rock, etc. will be allowed. existing landscaping that has not been maintained will be removed at the discretion of the groundskeeper.
If you have reserved a plot(s), and not have already done so, contact the cemetery manager, so this information can be recorded.
Located on the C.B. Jennings Survey and atop Jennings Mountain, the four-arce Echols Cemetery was established as a local burial ground for settlers in Brownsboro. Richard O. Echols (1851-1905) and Margaret Ann (Williams) Echols (1859-1939) settled here in 1877 and farmed the land. Echols was a large property owner and civic minded. He served his community as a school trustee and credit lender.
Children Ira Armister Echols (1897-1977), A Henderson County Commissioner (1935-1942), Joe Lee Echols (1892-1943), Callie Eastes (1890-1979) and four infants are buried at Echols Cemetery with their parents. After Richard’s Death in 1905, Margaret went on to establish a bank in Brownsboro, focusing on agricultural financing, and became a successful business woman. On March 8, 1926, she officially deeded the cemetery 37-acre cemetery to the community as a burial ground.
The first burial in the cemetery was that of Agnes Merit Hall (1813-1870), wife of William Hopson. Other burials include John Chambers Barton (1850-1919), The oldest son of Jeremiah Barton, and 1850’s settler, along with the burials of John’s first wife, Catherine C. Echols (1850-1876), and their infant (1876).
John’s brother, Ruben Cook Barton (1957-1899), and many other Barton Descendants rest on the mountain, including resident, Isaac Anderson Barton (1860-1951), who was a mason, farmer, ginner, and the first mayor of Brownsboro. Many veterans are buried here. An Association formed in 1958 to care for this historic cemetery.
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