A visit to the Pierce Cemetery ...
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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
36.0304, -89.3004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the west of the Pierce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce Cemetery.
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 Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Viar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Viar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viar Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- RoEllen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The RoEllen Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Dyer County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyer County Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer County Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Dyersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15591 <5>
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Self Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Self Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Cemetery
- Gauldin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gauldin Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauldin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Hurricane Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newbern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Church Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Dyersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Tigrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Tatumville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meacham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Middle City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Finley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Halls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- 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
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bogota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Richwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Mengelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Tilghman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Maury City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Brazil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
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 Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyer
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Halls lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pierce Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Newbern
- Obion
- Obion lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pierce Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Obion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
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 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 Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297418 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297418 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: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newbern
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0270157 Lon: -89.2995154
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce 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> | 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. |
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