A visit to the Beech Bluff Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Beech Bluff Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Beech Bluff Cemetery (FG ID #9075).
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 Beech Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beech Bluff Cemetery:
35.8602, -89.4118
The Beech Bluff Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Halls.
The cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest of the Beech Bluff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beech Bluff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Beech Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beech Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Halls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunavant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bettis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Albritton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Albritton Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Beech Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beech Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Halls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toulon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maury City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nutbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tigrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dyersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Johnsons Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Durhamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mengelwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
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 Beech Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beech Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Ripley
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 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 Beech Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Beech Bluff Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #9075
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276791 (Beech Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276791 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gates
- Location given for Beech Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8603524 Lon: -89.4117394
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Beech Bluff Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |