A visit to the Center 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery:
36.0834, -89.1856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCorkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCorkle Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCorkle Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Newbern.
- The Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15909 <5>
- Poplar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Self Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Self Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Gauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gauldin Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauldin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- The Rehoboth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Church Cemetery
- Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17685 <5>
- Hogue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Church Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- RoEllen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The RoEllen Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bells Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Chapel Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs 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 Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tatumville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Yorkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Newbern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Tigrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Meacham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dyersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Obion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Kenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Fowlkes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Brazil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Middle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Crockett Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Finley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Chestnut Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 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 Center 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 Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyer
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Newbern
- Obion
- Rutherford
- Trenton
- Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Center 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1643391 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1643391 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: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tatumville
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0834031 Lon: -89.1856245
- 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 '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- Center 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. |