Tennessee Code Title 46. Cemeteries § 46-4-103

(1) To have the remains of all deceased persons buried in the burial ground removed from the burial ground and reburied in a suitable repository to be obtained for that purpose before their removal from the burial ground;

(2) To terminate the use of, and all rights and easements to use, the ground as a burial ground, and all rights and easements incident or appurtenant to the ground as a burial ground; and

(3) Thereupon, to partition or sell for partition the ground if the court finds that it belongs to two (2) or more persons and if any one (1) or more of the owners applies for partition. The authority of all municipalities in this state is extended, for the sole purpose of bringing or joining in the suit by the municipality, but for no other purpose, to a distance of one (1) mile from the lawful corporate limits of the municipality but not beyond the limits of the county in which any part of the municipality is situated and not so as to come within the lawful corporate limits of any other municipality of this state.

(c)(1) At least thirty (30) days prior to any hearing on a suit initiated pursuant to this section, the complainant shall file notice with the Tennessee historical commission. The notice shall include the approximate age of the burial ground and either:

(2) The Tennessee historical commission shall post filed notices on its website. Notices shall be posted in chronological order by county and updated at least monthly. The Tennessee historical commission may archive notices annually.

(3) Notwithstanding subdivisions (c)(1) and (2), any notice concerning the removal of Native American Indian human remains shall be filed according to title 11, chapter 6, and must not be posted on the website of the commission.