A visit to the Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bledsoe Cemetery:
36.1334, -89.4262
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bledsoe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the south southeast of the Bledsoe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bledsoe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bledsoe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bledsoe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Neely Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Peel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Peel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Cemetery
- Hurricane Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Dyersburg.
- The Beech Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9093 <5>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Dyer County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyer County Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer County Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Dyersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15591 <5>
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Church Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bledsoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bledsoe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bogota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Meacham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Middle City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Finley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Dyersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mengelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Boothspoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Fowlkes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Owl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Caruthersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tatumville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Trimble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Obion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Hornbeak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tigrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
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 Bledsoe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dyer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bledsoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Dyersburg
- Halls
- Newbern
- Obion
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bledsoe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dyer 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 Bledsoe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277680 (Bledsoe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277680 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: Dyer
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miston
- Location given for Bledsoe Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1334033 Lon: -89.4261845
- 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 Dyer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bledsoe 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. |