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A visit to the Dorsey Creek 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 Dorsey Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorsey Creek Cemetery:

33.9776, -86.9817

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorsey Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Dorsey Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County<2>.

The county seat for Cullman County is located in Cullman. Cullman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dorsey Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dorsey Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dorsey Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorsey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bremen.
    • The Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Addington Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968101 <5>
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
  • Mt. Joy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
  • Ryans Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ryans Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Creek Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Kinneys Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Kinneys Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys Grove Cemetery
  • Johnson Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
  • Persimmon Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
  • McKinley Chapel Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shady Grove Church Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Church Cemetery
    • The Shady Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
    • Arkadelphia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shelton Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Shelton Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Grove Cemetery
    • Brushy Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
    • Valley Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beech Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
    • Bowmans Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dorsey Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorsey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bremen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Arkadelphia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
  • Colony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
  • Baltimore ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baltimore is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Damascus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Damascus is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Ardell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ardell is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
  • Black Bottom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
  • Dodge City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Powellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Powellville is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
  • Trimble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Trimble is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Red Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Reid's
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reid's is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Crane Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Smoke Rise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Burrows Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
    • Empire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Empire is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Creel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Creel is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
    • Blount Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Blount Springs is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
    • Good Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
    • Logan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Marylee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Marylee is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
    • Sipsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sipsey is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
    • Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
    • Bangor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bangor is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor

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 Dorsey Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cullman County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorsey Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bangor

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dorsey Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Cullman 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 Dorsey Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #134888  (Dorsey Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #134888 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: Cullman
      • Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arkadelphia
      • Location given for Dorsey Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9776024     Lon: -86.9816694
      • 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 Cullman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dorsey Creek 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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