About New Park Cemetery
New Park Cemetery is a cemetery near Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. It lies about 8.5 mi north of Memphis. The grounds sit at about 285 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Bukka White, Johnny Ace and Booker Little. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1295610. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zalowitz Beth El Emeth Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is M. J. Edwards Whitehaven Funeral Chapel in Memphis, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 117 listings in Shelby County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Memphis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at New Park Cemetery
Among them: 5 musicians, 1 football player.
- Bukka White1909-1977American singer-songwriter
- Johnny Ace1929-1954American R&B singer
- Booker Little1938-1961American jazz musician
- James Carr1942-2001American musician
- Al Jackson Jr.1935-1975American drummer, producer, and songwriter
- Terdell Middleton1955-2015American football player
People whose Wikidata entry gives New Park Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
35.02675, -90.06675
What New Park Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Zalowitz Beth El Emeth CemeteryMemphis, TNJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Pisgah CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery2.3 mi
- Mount Joyner Church CemeteryMemphis, TNChurch cemetery2.3 mi
- New Zion CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery3.1 mi
- Jerusalem Church CemeteryMemphis, TNChurch cemetery3.2 mi
- New Park Memorial GardensMemphis, TNMemorial park3.3 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery5.0 mi
- Hollywood CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery5.1 mi
- Oak Forest Memorial GardensMemphis, TNMemorial park5.2 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near New Park Cemetery
- M. J. Edwards Whitehaven Funeral Chapel3.1 miFuneral chapel · Memphis · (901) 332-3164
- E.H. Ford Mortuary Services3.1 miMortuary · Memphis · (901) 345-9558
- Snow Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 946-9726
- Joe Ford Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 345-6075
- Harrison's Memorial Chapel4.0 miFuneral chapel · Memphis · (901) 452-7331
- After Life Mortuary Services, Llc.4.3 miMortuary · Memphis · (901) 600-3999
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