A visit to the Palestine Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Palestine Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Palestine Cemetery (FG ID #16787).
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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
35.9182, -89.3535
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the north northwest of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
Establishment of the Palestine Cemetery ...
The Palestine Cemetery was established in 1840.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cock and Irvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Bettis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Albritton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Albritton Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fowlkes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tigrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middle City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Maury City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Crockett Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Finley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tatumville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mengelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meacham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Newbern
- 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 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 Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #16787
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296680 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296680 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: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonicord
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9181288 Lon: -89.353405
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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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palestine 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |