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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Edith UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edith UMC Cemetery

Lat:   35.8481°   (35° 50' 53")

Lon:   -89.5362°   (-89° 32' 10")

The Edith UMC Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the south of the Edith UMC Cemetery .

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 either 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 Edith UMC Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Lauderdale County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Edith UMC Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Edith UMC Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edith UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Edith
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
      • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
    • Arp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Lauderdale County
    • Ripley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
    • Gates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Halls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
      • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <4>
    • Unionville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Dyer County
    • Toulon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Haywood County
    • Luckett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
      • Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
    • Chestnut Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
      • Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
    • Fowlkes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
      • Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
    • Richwoods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
      • Richwoods is located in Dyer County
    • Henning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Durhamville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
        • Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Mengelwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
        • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
      • Barfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
        • Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Middle City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
        • Middle City is located in Dyer County
      • Dyersburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Armorel
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armorel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
        • Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Friendship
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • Friendship is located in Crockett County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Bishop
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
        • Bishop is located in Dyer County
      • Fort Pillow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
        • Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
      • Maury City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
        • Maury City is located in Crockett County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Tigrett
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
        • Tigrett is located in Dyer County

    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 Edith UMC 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 Edith UMC Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Edith UMC Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edith UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • New Hope Methodist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dunavant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dunavant Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Dunavant Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunavant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11512 <6>
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rutherford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutherford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutherford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18065 <6>
    • Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keltner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Keltner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Keltner Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keltner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368430 <6>
    • Leggett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhodes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Anderson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
        • The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Anderson Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8623 <6>
      • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8638 <6>
      • Love Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Love Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
      • Elon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashport Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Ashport Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashport Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Arp.
        • The Ashport Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethlehem Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashport Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8733 <6>
      • Maplewood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Canfield Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Canfield Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • The Canfield Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ripley Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10142 <6>
      • Gates Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Beech Bluff Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Beech Bluff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bluff Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Halls.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Bluff Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9075 <6>
      • Halls Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Parr Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parr Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16856 <6>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Edith UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8481, Longitude: -89.5362    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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