A visit to the Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunn Cemetery:
33.8465, -85.5958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunn Cemetery is located in Cleburne County<2>.
The county seat for Cleburne County is located in Heflin. Heflin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Dunn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grimes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nances Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Stead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stead Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stead Cemetery
- Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ladiga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Piedmont.
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1413181 <5>
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
- Boozer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Boozer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer Cemetery
- Wellborn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wellborn Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Chapel Cemetery
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCain Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24288 <5>
- Williamson - Little Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25305 <5>
- Farmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grantley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Nances Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Dailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Merrellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Collins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Booker T City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Fruithurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Heflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Esom Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colvins Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Angel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
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 Dunn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleburne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edwardsville
- Fort McClellan - Historic
- Fruithurst
- Heflin
- Jacksonville
- Weaver
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 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cleburne 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159540 (Dunn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159540 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: Cleburne
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont SE
- Location given for Dunn Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8464909 Lon: -85.5957936
- 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 Cleburne, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunn 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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