The old Pegram Cemetery, a small rural graveyard in the town of Pegram (Cheatham County) west of Nashville, whose site now lies beneath a residential subdivision, harbors dark secrets and, locals say, restless spirits. From mysterious lights to phantom figures, this forgotten cemetery pulses with supernatural energy that draws paranormal investigators from across the region.
Did you know?
- The old cemetery at Pegram gave way to the Harpeth Haven subdivision in 1970. Graves and headstones were moved, but reportedly not all of them.
- According to local lore, the soil was sold as fill dirt and scattered around Pegram, making it an attractive purchase for developers and road crews alike.
- Some residents attribute numerous floods, and a fire that destroyed Pegram's only grocery store, to the disturbed graves.
- According to local lore, the casket of Mrs. Carrie Pegram Heath, namesake of the town of Pegram, was unearthed no less than six times after it was originally interred in 1949. It surfaced once more after the Pegram Cemetery was razed in 1970, when, as WKRN reported, a flood left the coffin of Pegram's first postmistress in a resident's yard.
Shades of Poltergeist
In 2004, local NBC affiliate station WSMV ran a segment entitled "Shades of Poltergeist" regarding the eerie events unfolding at Pegram.
Mayor Charles Morehead has acknowledged the stories too, later telling WKRN that the spirits residents talk about were caused by the old cemetery being disturbed for development.
All of this took place in the early '70s, before the "Poltergeist" trilogy was even made. Who knew that Hollywood had unknowingly taken a page from this small Tennessee town's book!
Pegram Cemetery, where rural spirits refuse to rest in peace
