A visit to the Western Valley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Western Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Western Valley Cemetery (FG ID #20128).
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 Western Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Western Valley Cemetery:
35.6966, -89.6768
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Western Valley Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Western Valley Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the east northeast of the Western Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Western Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Western Valley Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Western Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16283 <1>
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leighs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samuels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Towson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Towson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towson Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Western Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Western Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glimp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Luckett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burlison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilt Edge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Luxora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Western Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Western Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Luxora
- Luxora lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Western Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luxora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Osceola
- Ripley
- Ripley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Western Valley Cemetery.
- 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 Western Valley Cemetery:
- 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 Western Valley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #20128
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326513 (Western Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326513 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: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Pillow
- Location given for Western Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6964674 Lon: -89.6764677
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Western Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |