A visit to the Dotson 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 Dotson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dotson Cemetery:
34.6793, -86.2066
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dotson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Dotson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dotson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dotson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Isbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Isbell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Peters Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cove Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flanagan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Flanagan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Zions Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zions Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Rest Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Gold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Maple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lim Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Aspel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Larkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Hollytree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Tupelo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Langston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Skyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Berkley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Baileytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Kyles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
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 Dotson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Dotson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Dotson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117398 (Dotson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117398 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lim Rock
- Location given for Dotson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6792533 Lon: -86.2066499
- 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 Jackson, 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- Dotson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |