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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. 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 Palestine Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery

Lat:   35.9182°   (35° 55' 5")

Lon:   -89.3535°   (-89° 21' 12")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Chapel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Dyer County
  • Williams Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Chapel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
  • Holly Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Dyer County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parr Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16856 <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crockett County
    • Bettis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bettis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bettis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bettis Cemetery is located in Crockett County
    • Young Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
    • Albritton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albritton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albritton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albritton Cemetery is located in Crockett County
    • Hardin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Nash Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nash Cemetery is located in Dyer County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
    • Clay Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clay Cemetery is located in Dyer County
    • Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sorrell Chapel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County

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]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Palestine Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1296680  (Palestine Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1296680 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: Bonicord
    • County: Dyer         Elev: 91
    • Location given for GNIS #1296680 (Palestine Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #16787

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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Palestine Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9182, Longitude: -89.3535    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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