A visit to the Dees 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 Dees Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dees Cemetery:
31.8549, -87.3497
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dees Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dees Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dees Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dees Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dees Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dees Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCarty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Hybart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hybart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- Tinela Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tinela Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Tait Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tait Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tait Cemetery
- Capell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Basidonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Wheeler Quarter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tait Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tait Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tait Cemetery
- Red Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hills Cemetery
- McCaskill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McCaskill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill 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 Dees Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dees Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hybart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Nellie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Asahel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Coy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Rockwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beatrice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Lower Peach Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Scratch Ankle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- McWilliams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Boykin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
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 Dees Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dees Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dees Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Dees Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117210 (Dees Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117210 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vredenburgh
- Location given for Dees Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8548738 Lon: -87.3497128
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dees 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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