A visit to the Ripley Memorial Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ripley Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ripley Memorial Gardens (FG ID #15589).
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 Ripley Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ripley Memorial Gardens:
35.7131, -89.5527
The Ripley Memorial Gardens is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the north northeast of the Ripley Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ripley Memorial Gardens.
Name Variations for Ripley Memorial Gardens ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Ripley Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ripley Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ripley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Canfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Durhamville Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durhamville Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mary's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marrows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ripley Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ripley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durhamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Arp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luckett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toulon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Halls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Ripley Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ripley Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Covington
- Halls
- Halls lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ripley Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Ripley
- Ripley lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ripley Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 professional and volunteer 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 Ripley Memorial Gardens:
- 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 Ripley Memorial Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #15589
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293586 (Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293586 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: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley South
- Location given for Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7131336 Lon: -89.5528535
- 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> | 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. |
| <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- Ripley Memorial Gardens) 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. |