A visit to the Island Forty 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 Island Forty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Island Forty Cemetery:
35.2881, -90.1140
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Island Forty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Island Forty Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Island Forty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Island Forty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Island Forty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Island Forty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Benjestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Benjestown Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjestown Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pt. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pt. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Cemetery
- Little John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Little John Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John Cemetery
- Embury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Embury Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embury Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Cruse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cruse Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse Cemetery
- Crittenden Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Field
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Potters Field is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
- Independence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
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 Island Forty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Island Forty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Giles Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- James Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Clarkedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- West Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hunt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Lucy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Corona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Turrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Crawfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frenchmans Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Binghampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Millington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Heafer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Amanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Wilkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Birdsong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
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 Island Forty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Island Forty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Memphis
- Millington
- Mound City
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 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 Island Forty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Island Forty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1325808 (Island Forty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1325808 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Locke
- Location given for Island Forty Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2881428 Lon: -90.1139812
- 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 Shelby, 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- Island Forty 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. |