A visit to the Dunavant 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 Dunavant Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dunavant Cemetery (FG ID #11512).
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 Dunavant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunavant Cemetery:
35.8696, -89.4573
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunavant Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Dunavant Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south southwest of the Dunavant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dunavant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dunavant Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunavant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beech Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Halls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edith UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keltner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Dunavant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunavant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Finley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nutbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mengelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maury City
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Tigrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durhamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Henning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Dunavant 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 Dunavant 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 visit 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 Dunavant 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 Dunavant Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #11512
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283133 (Dunavant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283133 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: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gates
- Location given for Dunavant Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8697969 Lon: -89.4572958
- 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | 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- Dunavant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |