A visit to the El Canaan Missionary Baptist (MB) Church 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 El Canaan MB Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery (FG ID #11680).
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 El Canaan MB Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery:
35.6684, -89.6648
The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for El Canaan MB Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with El Canaan MB Church Cemetery.
El Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elcanaan MB Church Cemetery
- El Canaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from El Canaan MB Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Western Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16283 <1>
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Leighs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Towson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Towson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Samuels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- R.H. Munford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ripley Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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] of the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from El Canaan MB Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glimp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Luckett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bride
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henning
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burlison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilt Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nutbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 El Canaan MB Church 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 El Canaan MB Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Luxora
- Luxora lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luxora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Munford
- Munford lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Munford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Osceola
- Randolph
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 El Canaan MB Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the Missionary Baptists (MB) ...
- Although we don't have a link to the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the Missionary Baptists. See their website at:
- The Missionary Baptist Church
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 El Canaan MB Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #11680
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326417 (Elcanaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326417 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: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Pillow
- Location given for Elcanaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6684123 Lon: -89.6648008
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- El Canaan MB Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |