A survey of the Lake Cemetery was recently completed and information added to the TNGenWeb Cemetery Database.
Saulsbury was incorporated January 7, 1856. Located at the juncture of Saulsbury-Ripley road and the Memphis-Charleston Railroad it quickly became a major center for commerce in the area. In 1860 Saulsbury had a population of 337 and was the second largest town in Hardeman County, behind Bolivar. Saulsbury grew quickly in the last half of the 19th Century as evidenced by the long of list businesses that were formed. As the 20th Century brought a shift from agriculture to industry and changes in transportation and technology, business in Saulsbury began to slowly decline. Today there is one store remaining. Look back at the long list of businesses that were once a part of the city.
19th Century Businesses in Saulsbury, Tennessee
| Business | Date | Location | Description |
| Branch & McClellan | 1838 | Berlin, then Saulsbury | |
| B. A. Baugass | 1846 | Berlin | |
| Martin W. Guy | 1847 | Saulsbury | |
| Dr. Russell | 1848 | Saulsbury | Physician |
| Humphrey & Allen | 1851 | Berlin | Closed 1853 |
| Locke & Hassler | 1856 | Saulsbury | |
| A. G. Dennis & Son | 1857 | Saulsbury | Store |
| E. E. Low | 1858 | Saulsbury | General dealer in staple and fancy goods for cash, dry goods generally, located south of the railroad |
| J. C. Bullington | 1858 | Saulsbury | Wholesale and retail grocery and dealer in produce |
| B. T. Dowdy | 1859 | Saulsbury | Groceries |
| Bostwick & Pierce | 1860 | Saulsbury | Wholesale and retail grocery and plantation supplies in general, iron castings |
| Dr. N. H. Dunlap | 1860 | Saulsbury | Physician |
| McLeary & Dunlap | 1861 | Saulsbury | |
| W. W. R. Elliote | 1861 | Saulsbury | |
| T. C. Moore & Co. | 1861 | Saulsbury | Successors to E. E. Low, dealer in dry goods, boots, shoes, clothing, hats, etc. |
| W. C. Chambers & Co. | 1862 | Saulsbury | Dealers in fancy goods and staple dry goods (quick sales and small profits) |
| T. C. Park & Co. | 1864 | Saulsbury | |
| McClellan, Bostwick & Co. | 1866 | Saulsbury | Wholesale and retail grocery, cotton factors and general commission merchants. “Kept constantly on hand a large and well selected stock of groceries, bagging rope and plantation supplies. Liberal advances made on cotton.” Closed in 1867 and sold to R. M. Wright. |
| E. E. Low and J. J. Chambers | 1867 | Saulsbury | |
| J. D. Sauls | 1868 | Saulsbury | |
| Hall & Co. | 1868 | Saulsbury | Dealers in fancy goods and staple dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, notions, etc. Cash terms |
| Elliotte & Co. | 1869 | Saulsbury | Cotton merchants and dealers in dry goods and groceries |
| D. A. Robertson | 1869 | Saulsbury | Dealers in groceries, dry goods, cotton and produce generally |
| Dr. J. D. Sauls | 1869 | Saulsbury | Physician and Obstetrician |
| Wright, Durden & Co. | 1870 | Saulsbury | Wholesale and retail dealers in dry goods, groceries, plantation supplies, boots, shoes, hats, caps, hardware, etc. |
| S. Dreyfus & Co. | 1870 | Saulsbury | Dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, groceries, liquors, etc. |
| Elliotte & Sons | 1871 | Saulsbury | |
| J. H. Sannoner | 1871 | Saulsbury | Cash dealer in dry goods, groceries, clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, and farmers supplies generally. (This store was in the building that later belonged to Oscar Floyd.) |
| Dowdy, Bostwick & Co. | 1872 | Saulsbury | Dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, groceries, drugs, patent medicines, hardware, seeds and family plantation supplies |
| W. G Moore | 1878 | Saulsbury | Millinery |
| Dr. R. M. Bostwick | 1878 | Saulsbury | Physician and surgeon (was surgeon in Civil War). Was married to Fannie Guy, daughter of Martin W. Guy |
| Roger S. Clark | 1878 | Saulsbury | Postmaster |
| W. W. R. Elliotte Jr. | 1879 | Saulsbury | Dealer in dry goods, groceries, drugs, boots, shoes, hats, etc. Highest price paid for cotton and country produce. |
| Ed R. Rosson | 1879 | Saulsbury | Dealer in drugs, medicine, chemicals, oils, varnishes, toilet articles, etc. |
| Craig Bros. | 1880 | Saulsbury | Dry goods and groceries. Hardware |
| G. W. Dowdy & F. M. Cargile | 1880 | Saulsbury | Family and plantation supplies |
| Reaves Bros. | 1880 | Saulsbury | Wholesale and retail |
| J. A. Finger | 1880 | Saulsbury | Watchmaker and jeweler |
| U. T. Stewart | 1880 | Saulsbury | Manufacturer of buggies, wagons, plows and coffins |
| Roger S. Clark | 1880 | Saulsbury | General merchandise agent for the White Sewing Machine Co. |
| Ben Dowdy Sr. | 1880 | Saulsbury | Blacksmith |
| Wiseman | 1880 | Saulsbury | Blacksmith |
| D. A. Queen | 1880 | Saulsbury | Saulsbury Saloon |
| Dr. D. A. Ferguson | 1880 | Saulsbury | Notary Public |
| Wallace & Cox | 1885 | Saulsbury | Tin shop located on north side of town |
| James H. Godsey | 1885 | Saulsbury | Harness and leather |
| F. G. Trousdale | 1885 | Saulsbury | Store and saloon |
| Bob Green | 1885 | Saulsbury | Barber shop |
| Moore & Pankey | 1885 | Saulsbury | Store |
| D. A. Ferguson | 1885 | Saulsbury | Store |
| W. H. Bryant | 1893 | Saulsbury | Blacksmith, wood workman and undertaker. He provided a homemade coffin for “Crawling Bill”. |
| Wylie Cox | 1894 | Saulsbury | Drugs |
| James H. Godsey | 1895 | Saulsbury | |
| Wiley Durden | 1895 | Saulsbury | Store |
