A visit to the Lightfoot Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lightfoot Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lightfoot Cemetery (FG ID #14725)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lightfoot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lightfoot Cemetery
Lat: 35.7461° (35° 44' 45")
Lon: -89.6363° (-89° 38' 10")
The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the east of the Lightfoot Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lightfoot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ashport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Western Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16006 <1>
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ripley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16283 <1>
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Everlasting Life
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Everlasting Life have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Garden of Everlasting Life is located in Tipton County
- Holmes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mary's Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Luckett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glimp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pillow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flippin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Flippin
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- Ashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Ashport
From the Lightfoot Cemetery to Ashport
- Durhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Edith
From the Lightfoot Cemetery to Edith
- Bride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bride. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Bride is located in Tipton County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Bride
From the Lightfoot Cemetery to Bride
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Toulon
From the Lightfoot Cemetery to Toulon
- Barfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
- Burlison is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <7>
- Armorel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armorel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luxora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 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 Lightfoot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Halls
- Luxora
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Lightfoot Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326422 (Lightfoot Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1326422 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Fort Pillow
- County: Lauderdale Elev: 92
- Location given for GNIS #1326422 (Lightfoot Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #14725
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lightfoot Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7461, Longitude: -89.6363 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |