FOR KNOXVILLE TN natives please
 

Hi! I guess you might have to be a native of North Knoxville for this, but I'll give it a shot. I'm going to be visiting a friend's grave at BOOKWALTER cemetery and I would like some lodging in the area..either around there or the Mortuary called Rose.. <BR>anyone familiar with either please? I'll be going straight from the airport and have never been there before. Thanks in advance.

Peggy, i wish I could help you. I lived in Knoxville for many years. I've tried to figure out where Bookwalter is at and it must be a very old and out of the place cemetery. Maybe you'll have better luck with natives that still live there. Good luck and sorry about your friend.

I'm not a native. However if you go on www.mapit.com or www.mapquest.com and enter Bookwalter Cemetery, you will get a map of the location. It is near the NE intersection of I-75 & I-640.

Well, I'm a native of North Knoxville (I live up the street from Rose's), and I've never heard of that cemetery either. I do see in the phone book a "Bookwalter United Methodist Church" - I'll guess that's where the cemetery is. That's near where Diane suggested. <BR> <BR>You will want to stay at the I-75 Merchant's Road exit. There's a number of motels there, including Days Inn, LaQuinta, Hampton, and Red Roof. <BR> <BR>You're welcome to email me if you have any other questions.

Sorry - I didn't notice the age of the original message.

Thanks everyone! I wrote it back in April, but we are going back this December and having found this original thread and its answers has been a Godsend. Thanks so much! <BR> <BR>Peggy