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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dickinson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dickinson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dickinson is located in Clarke County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Dickinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dickinson:

  • Clarke County     (The home county of Dickinson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson, with the one closest to Dickinson listed first.
    • Fulton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Nettleboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
      • Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nettleboro
      • From Dickinson to Nettleboro
    • Grove Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
    • Whatley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Zimco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Suggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Suggsville
      • From Dickinson to Suggsville
    • Atkeison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Toddtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glover
      • From Dickinson to Glover
    • Winn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winn
      • From Dickinson to Winn
    • Walker Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson, with the one closest to Dickinson listed first.
    • Bladon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Womack Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Marengo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson, with the one closest to Dickinson listed first.
    • Ellison ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
      • Ellison is located in Marengo County
    • Vineland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Vineland is located in Marengo County
    • Dixon's Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
      • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
    • Sweet Water
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Moss ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Marengo County
    • Putnam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aimwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aimwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
      • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aimwell
      • From Dickinson to Aimwell
    • Nanafalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flatwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
      • Flatwood is located in Marengo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flatwood
      • From Dickinson to Flatwood
    • Barrons ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
      • Barrons is located in Marengo County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson, with the one closest to Dickinson listed first.
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finchburg
      • From Dickinson to Finchburg
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Monroe County
    • Scratch Ankle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hybart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Claiborne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claiborne
      • From Dickinson to Claiborne
    • Perdue Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vredenburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
      • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Mexia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Lovan ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lovan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
      • Lovan is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lovan
      • From Dickinson to Lovan
    • Natchez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natchez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
      • Natchez is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Natchez
      • From Dickinson to Natchez
    • Buena Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
    • Monroeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
      • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
  • Washington County
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson, with the one closest to Dickinson listed first.
    • Lower Peach Tree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Coy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
      • Coy is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coy
      • From Dickinson to Coy
    • Asahel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
      • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Kimbrough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimbrough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
      • Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
    • Anne Manie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
      • Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nellie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nellie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nellie
      • From Dickinson to Nellie
    • Rockwest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
      • Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockwest
      • From Dickinson to Rockwest
    • Lamison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
      • Lamison is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamison
      • From Dickinson to Lamison
    • Bethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Wilcox County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dickinson, see our County-by-County Page for Dickinson.

Cemeteries Near Dickinson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dickinson.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dickinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dickinson, with the one closest to Dickinson listed first.

  • Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bassett Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassett Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassett Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Lawns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spinks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spinks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spinks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dacy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dacy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dickinson had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dickinson, with the one closest to Dickinson listed first.

  • Grove Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
  • Vashti
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vashti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
    • Vashti is located in Clarke County
  • Rural
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Rural is located in Clarke County
  • Whatley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lower Peach Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Culpeper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culpeper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
    • Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
  • Choctaw Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
    • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Suggsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Suggsville
    • From Dickinson to Suggsville
  • Atkeison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Winn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Winn is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Winn
    • From Dickinson to Winn
  • Gosport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finchburg
      • From Dickinson to Finchburg
    • Glover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glover
      • From Dickinson to Glover
    • Sunny South
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
      • Sunny South is located in Wilcox County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dickinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dickinson.

Newspapers Published in Dickinson ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickinson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dickinson, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dickinson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dickinson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dickinson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dickinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7635, Longitude: -87.7106       In this case, the coordinates for Dickinson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dickinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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