A visit to the Sorrell Chapel 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 Sorrell Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery:
35.9776, -89.3456
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sorrell Chapel Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the north northwest of the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sorrell Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Viar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Viar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viar Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Memorial Garden
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Greenhill Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159745 <5>
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cock and Irvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- RoEllen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The RoEllen Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sorrell Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fowlkes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Dyersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Tigrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Middle City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Tatumville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Richwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Meacham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Newbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Mengelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Edith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Maury City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Bogota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
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 Sorrell Chapel 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 Sorrell Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Halls lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Newbern
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sorrell Chapel 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 Sorrell Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270829 (Sorrell Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270829 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: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonicord
- Location given for Sorrell Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9775722 Lon: -89.3456273
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sorrell Chapel 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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