A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
36.5962, -87.9917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Byrd Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Brigham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Marbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marbury Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hill Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Pettit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettit Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Neville Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- New Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Indian Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Almo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Hazel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- McKinnon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Cadiz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- LaFayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Bennettstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Fairdealing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
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 Byrd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Dover
- Hardin
- LaFayette
- Murray
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 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279251 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279251 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tharpe
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5961634 Lon: -87.9916944
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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 Stewart, 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 from Point A (ie- Byrd 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |