A visit to the Seward 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 Seward Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Seward Cemetery:
35.2087, -89.6440
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Seward Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Seward Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Seward Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Seward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Seward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Priddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Priddy Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priddy Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- McCulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- Grays Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Grays Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Chambers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisherville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fisherville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mabone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mabone Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabone Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Braswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Land Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Land Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Farwell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
- Dudney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dudney Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudney Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Seward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Seward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Withe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Canadaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Lakeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Gallaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Collierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piperton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosemark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Idaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Williston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Barton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Atoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Seward 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 Seward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bartlett
- Collierville
- Cordova
- Germantown
- Millington
- Somerville
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 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 Seward Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Seward Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1301118 (Seward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301118 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eads
- Location given for Seward Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2086991 Lon: -89.6439691
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seward 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |