A visit to the Self 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 Self Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Self Cemetery:
36.0687, -89.2651
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Self Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Self Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the west southwest of the Self Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Self Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Self Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Self Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gauldin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gauldin Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauldin Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- RoEllen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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>
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Church Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Dyer County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dyer County Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer County Cemetery
- Viar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Viar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viar Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- McCorkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCorkle Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCorkle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Self Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Self Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tatumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Meacham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Dyersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tigrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Middle City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Fowlkes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Tilghman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bogota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Finley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Richwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Obion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Crockett Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Halls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Dyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mengelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
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 Self 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 Self Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyer
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Newbern
- Obion
- Rutherford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Self 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 Self Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1301042 (Self Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301042 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: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newbern
- Location given for Self Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0686818 Lon: -89.2650703
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Self 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |