A visit to the Light 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 Light Cemetery ...
The Light Cemetery is located in Dyer County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beech Grove Cemetery
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Dyersburg.
- The Beech Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9093 <3>
- Bledsoe Cemetery
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Dyer County Cemetery
- The Dyer County Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer County Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hurricane Hill Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- King Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Dyersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15591 <3>
- Memorial Park
- The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Neely Chapel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Peel Cemetery
- The Peel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ayers
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
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- Bishop
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
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- Bogota
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
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- Boothspoint
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Caruthersville
- Chestnut Bluff
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dyersburg
- Edith
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
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- Finley
- Finley is located in Dyer County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Fowlkes
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Friendship
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Gates
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Halls
- Meacham
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
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- Mengelwood
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Middle City
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
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- Newbern
- Richwoods
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
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- Ridgely
- Tatumville
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Tigrett
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Unionville
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
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 Light Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dyer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Newbern
- Ridgely
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 professional and volunteer 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 Light Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dyer 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 Light Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1291264 (Light Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1291264 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: Dyer
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dyersburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Light Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |