A visit to the Flowers 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 Flowers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flowers Cemetery:
36.1195, -89.0262
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flowers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flowers Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Flowers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flowers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Flowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rutherford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bells Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Keathy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keathy Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keathy Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Keas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keas Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keas Cemetery
- Bethpage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethpage Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189436 <5>
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flowers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rutherford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Kenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Four Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Tatumville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Sidonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Obion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brazil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Tigrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Rives
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Flowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Flowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Friendship
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Newbern
- Obion
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Trenton
- Troy
- Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Flowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 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 Flowers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Flowers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284513 (Flowers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284513 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yorkville
- Location given for Flowers Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1195123 Lon: -89.0261774
- 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 Gibson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flowers 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. |