The Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee is a cemetery that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. It is significant in the history of Franklin. The cemetery was formally founded in 1855 but has some earlier burials, as early as 1841. It has 475 documented graves, including those of 66 Confederate Civil War soldiers. Among the Civil War veterans is Union Brevet Brigadier General,

James Patton Brownlow James Patton Brownlow (December 17, 1842–April 26, 1879) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Brownlow was the son of East Tennessee Unionist preacher, newspaper publisher and editor, Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Senat ...

who died at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (1841–1879). It is across North Margin Street from Franklin City Cemetery, also NRHP-listed in 2012.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Buildings and structures in Franklin, Tennessee 1855 establishments in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee