A visit to the Garden of Everlasting Life ...
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 Garden of Everlasting Life ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Everlasting Life:
35.6290, -89.6145
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garden of Everlasting Life can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garden of Everlasting Life is located in Tipton County<2>.
The county seat for Tipton County is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the south southwest of the Garden of Everlasting Life .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of Everlasting Life.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Garden of Everlasting Life.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Everlasting Life, with the nearest first.
- Towson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Towson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towson Cemetery
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
- The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Canaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11680 <5>
- Leighs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leighs Chapel Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leighs Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Covington.
- Avery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Canaan Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Church Cemetery
- The Canaan Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10132 <5>
- Western Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- R.H. Munford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The R.H. Munford Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R.H. Munford Cemetery
- The R.H. Munford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Munford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #873066 <5>
- Tipton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Marrows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Henning.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17324 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Henning.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17121 <5>
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Tipton Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ripley Memorial Gardens is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Memorial Gardens
- The Ripley Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15589 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Everlasting Life.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Everlasting Life, with the nearest first:
- Henning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Bride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Luckett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Durhamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Fort Pillow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Detroit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gilt Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Flippin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Toulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Idaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keeling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Edith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Munford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Garden of Everlasting Life. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tipton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Everlasting Life.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Munford
- Ripley
- Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Garden of Everlasting Life.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
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 helpful 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 Garden of Everlasting Life:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Tipton 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 Garden of Everlasting Life:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285154 (Garden of Everlasting Life)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285154 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: Tipton
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley South
- Location given for Garden of Everlasting Life:
- Lat: 35.6289685 Lon: -89.6145218
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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 Tipton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Garden of Everlasting Life) 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. |
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