A visit to the Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunn Cemetery:
35.2667, -88.5359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunn Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies just to the south southwest of the Dunn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dunn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dunn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Purdy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Purdy Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Brackin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brackin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackin Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Blakeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakeley Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley Cemetery
- Baucum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baucum Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baucum Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Bethesda Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Memorial Gardens
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Bethesda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9238 <5>
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Purdy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Bethel Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Selmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Stantonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Sweet Lips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Masseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Enville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Eastview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caffey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Michie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
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 Dunn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Savannah
- Selmer
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 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283197 (Dunn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283197 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Peter
- Location given for Dunn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2667477 Lon: -88.535879
- 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 McNairy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunn 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. |