A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
36.0159, -89.4326
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the east northeast of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Peel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neely Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Viar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Viar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viar Cemetery
- Dyer County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer County Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer County Cemetery
- Hurricane Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove 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 Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middle City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Dyersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Finley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Fowlkes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Richwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Mengelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Halls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meacham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Bogota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Chestnut Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tigrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Edith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Gates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Ayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Tatumville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Flippin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
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 Carter 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 Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Halls lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Carter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Newbern
- Ridgely
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Carter 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279794 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279794 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: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dyersburg
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0159053 Lon: -89.4325733
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carter 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. |