A visit to the Beard 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 Beard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beard Cemetery:
36.2978, -89.2301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beard Cemetery is located in Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Beard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Beard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Obion Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Obion Chapel Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion Chapel Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hornbeak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hornbeak Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Terrace Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Hogue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
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 Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Obion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Hornbeak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Samburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Owl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Newbern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tilghman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Meacham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Kenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bogota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Woodland Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Proctor City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Tiptonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Terrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Tatumville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Rutherford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Sidonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Beard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Beard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyersburg
- Hickman
- Newbern
- Obion
- Ridgely
- Rutherford
- Tiptonville
- Troy
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Beard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Obion 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 Beard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276637 (Beard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276637 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Obion
- Location given for Beard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2978451 Lon: -89.2300691
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Obion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beard 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. |
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