A visit to the Eureka 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 Eureka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eureka Cemetery:
35.7745, -89.3845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eureka Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Eureka Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eureka 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 Eureka Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Leggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keltner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaws Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaws Chapel Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Chapel Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mary's Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mary's Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mary's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Ripley.
- The Mary's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mary's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #186803 <5>
- Prater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beech Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beech Bluff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bluff Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Halls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9075 <5>
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
- The James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thurmond Cemetery
- Thurmond Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262806 <5>
- Poston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Poston Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Albritton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Albritton Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
- Bettis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks 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 Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Nutbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Chestnut Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Durhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Maury City
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Edith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Johnsons Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Owl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Henning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Arp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Fowlkes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tigrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Glimp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
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 Eureka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Brownsville
- Friendship
- Halls
- Ripley
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 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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318974 (Eureka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318974 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gates
- Location given for Eureka Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7745203 Lon: -89.3845164
- 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 Haywood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eureka 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. |