A visit to the Parr 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 Parr Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Parr Cemetery (FG ID #16856).
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 Parr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parr Cemetery:
35.9123, -89.4248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Parr Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south southwest of the Parr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Parr Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Memorial Garden
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Greenhill Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159745 <1>
- Rutherford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8623 <1>
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8638 <1>
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
- The James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thurmond Cemetery
- Thurmond Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262806 <1>
- Beech Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beech Bluff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bluff Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Halls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9075 <1>
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth 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]<4> of the Parr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Halls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlkes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Gates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Edith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Richwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Dyersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Flippin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Finley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Tigrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Mengelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Arp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Maury City
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Nutbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Crockett Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
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 Parr 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 Parr 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 begin with 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 Parr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Parr Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #16856
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296874 (Parr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296874 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fowlkes
- Location given for Parr Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9122959 Lon: -89.4247952
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parr Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |