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A visit to the Dowdy Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dowdy Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowdy Cemetery

Lat:   34.9181°   (34° 55' 5")

Lon:   -87.8353°   (-87° 50' 7")

The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Dowdy 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 Dowdy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • The Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Cloverdale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960106 <5>
  • Sherrod Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Milford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Winbourn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winbourn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winbourn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winbourn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lipscomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lipscomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Paulk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • The Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Francis - King - Lucas Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22872 <5>
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Noel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Walston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Darby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
    • Barkley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barkley Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowdy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowdy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Threet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
    • Threet is located in Lauderdale County
  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
  • McGee Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
    • McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
  • Cypress Inn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
    • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
  • Green Tree ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
  • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
    • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
  • Cypress Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Zip City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
    • Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
  • Mars Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jacksonburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
  • Canaan ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
  • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Florian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
      • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County
    • Cherokee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gatesville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
      • Gatesville is located in Colbert County
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
    • Sheffield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Florence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Florence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
      • South Florence is located in Colbert County
    • Wilson Dam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
      • Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
    • Pruitton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pruitton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
      • Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
    • Red Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Colbert County
    • Tuscumbia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bainbridge ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bainbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
    • Bailey Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
      • Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
    • Arnot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
      • Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
    • Riverton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Colbert County

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 Dowdy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Dowdy Cemetery:

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 Dowdy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #117443  (Dowdy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #117443 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Threet
    • County: Lauderdale         Elev: 184
    • Location given for GNIS #117443 (Dowdy Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Lauderdale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dowdy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9181, Longitude: -87.8353       In this case, the coordinates for the Dowdy Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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