A visit to the Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:
36.0359, -89.3581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the west of the Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Viar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Viar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viar Cemetery
- Dyer County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer County Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer County Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hurricane Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- RoEllen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The RoEllen Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen Cemetery
- Gauldin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gauldin Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauldin Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- The Rehoboth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Church Cemetery
- Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17685 <5>
- Self Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Self Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self 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 Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Dyersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Fowlkes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Middle City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Meacham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Finley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Tigrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Bogota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Tatumville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Mengelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Halls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Gates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Yorkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Trimble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dyer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- 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 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 Memorial Park:
- 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293589 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293589 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: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newbern
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0359047 Lon: -89.3581276
- 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 Dyer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memorial Park) 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. |