A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
36.1353, -89.3512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the south southwest of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hurricane Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Church Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Dyer County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dyer County Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer County Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Gauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gauldin Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauldin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Neely Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Self Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Self Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meacham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bogota
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Dyersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Finley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Tatumville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- 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
- Fowlkes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mengelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Richwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Obion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Owl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Tigrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Tilghman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Hornbeak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Ayers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Samburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caruthersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Newbern
- Obion
- Ridgely
- Troy
- Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Wright Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1304688 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304688 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lane
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1353477 Lon: -89.351183
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wright 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. |