A visit to the Dyer Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Dyer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dyer Cemetery:
34.1154, -88.3159
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dyer Cemetery is located in Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dyer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dyer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dyer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dyer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wylie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wylie Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Cowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cowley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Burdine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burdine Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine Cemetery
- Silome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Silome Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silome Cemetery
- Maxie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxie Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Hathcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hathcock Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathcock Cemetery
- Tilden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tilden Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden Cemetery
- Smithville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
- Reeds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Gilliland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gilliland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Piney Grove Church of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dyer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Ales ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Splunge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Hatley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Amory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Greenwood Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Ballardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Acker ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Gattman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Eastman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Dyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Fulton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Dyer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Dyer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669537 (Dyer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669537 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Turon
- Location given for Dyer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1153835 Lon: -88.3158757
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |