A visit to the Dixons Chapel 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 Dixons Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dixons Chapel Cemetery:
34.2915, -85.5983
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dixons Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Dixons Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dixons Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dixons Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dixons Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Unity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dixons Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dixons Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gaylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Blanche
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Broomtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Howells Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- New Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Dog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Chattoogaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Kirk's Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
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 Dixons Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dixons Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Bluff
- Centre
- Centre lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Dixons Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Centre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dixons Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Dixons Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136880 (Dixons Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136880 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaylesville
- Location given for Dixons Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.291481 Lon: -85.5982959
- 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixons Chapel 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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