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A visit to the Raleigh Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Raleigh Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Raleigh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   35.2026°   (35° 12' 9")

Lon:   -89.9190°   (-89° 55' 8")

The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies just to the west southwest of the Raleigh Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Raleigh Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Barton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Memphis National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memphis National Cemetery
    • The Memphis National Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memphis National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Memphis.
    • The Memphis National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mississippi River National Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15596 <5>
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Egypt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Pt. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pt. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Potters Field
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Potters Field is located in Shelby County
  • Mt. Vernon Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Gardens is located in Shelby County
  • Eastlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eastlawn Memorial Park is located in Shelby County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery East
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Ward Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Memorial Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Memphis.
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memphis Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15595 <5>
  • Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cordova.
    • The Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Robins - Dickey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2562954 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Goldsby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldsby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goldsby Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery
      • The Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Millington.
      • The Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Garden Cemetery
      • Woodhaven Memorial Garden Cemetery
      • Woodhaven Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15586 <5>
    • Little John Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little John Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Toll Gate Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toll Gate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toll Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toll Gate Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Galilee Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galilee Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galilee Memorial Gardens is located in Shelby County
    • Memory Hill Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Hill Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Hill Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Hill Gardens is located in Shelby County
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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]<3> of the Raleigh Cemetery.

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

  • Binghampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
    • Binghampton is located in Shelby County
  • The Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • The Village is located in Shelby County
  • Bartlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <6>
  • Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Woodstock is located in Shelby County
  • Lucy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
    • Lucy is located in Shelby County
  • Hunt Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
    • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
  • Memphis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Shelby County
  • Parkway Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
    • Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
  • Millington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ramsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Shelby County
  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Germantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Giles Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giles Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
      • Giles Town is located in Shelby County
    • Lakeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <6>
    • Mound City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Forest Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
    • Rosemark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
      • Rosemark is located in Shelby County
    • Wilkinsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
      • Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
    • Bailey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Shelby County
    • Marion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>

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 Raleigh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Raleigh Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1298859  (Raleigh Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1298859 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: Northeast Memphis
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 88
    • Location given for GNIS #1298859 (Raleigh Cemetery)

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Shelby, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Raleigh Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2026, Longitude: -89.9190       In this case, the coordinates for the Raleigh Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>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.




 

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