Light Cemetery
Light Cemetery is a cemetery in Dyer, Tennessee. Light Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet Finley, as well as near Big Boy Junction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, also known as Old Finley Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in Finley, Tennessee. It was established circa 1852. Several veterans of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War are buried here, including Nathaniel Pritchell of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry, Joseph J. Pleasant Hill Cemetery is situated 2 miles west of Light Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finley and Big Boy Junction.
Finley
Hamlet
Finley is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located roughly 5.5 miles west of downtown Dyersburg along Tennessee State Route 104. Finley is situated 2 miles southwest of Light Cemetery.
Big Boy Junction
Hamlet
Big Boy Junction is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. Flooding from the Mississippi River, located 10 mi west of Big Boy Junction, occasionally reaches the settlement. Big Boy Junction is situated 3 miles west of Light Cemetery.
Dyersburg
Town
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Dyersburg is a city in and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in northwest Tennessee, 79 miles northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 16,164 at the 2020 census, down 5.72% from the 2010 census. Dyersburg is situated 3½ miles east of Light Cemetery.
Light Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Dyer, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.05097° or 36° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
-89.4465° or 89° 26′ 47″ westElevation
344 feet (105 metres)Open location code
868G3H23+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 1238644118OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4636791
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