A visit to the Dedan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dedan Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dedan Cemetery (FG ID #71894).
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 Dedan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dedan Cemetery:
29.8786, -82.3118
The Dedan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooker.
The cemetery is located in Bradford County<2>.
The county seat for Bradford County is located in Starke. Starke lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dedan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dedan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Dedan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dedan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhuda Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhuda Branch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhuda Branch Cemetery
- Markey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Sparkman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New River Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elzey Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elzey Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elzey Chapel Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Dekle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dekle Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekle Cemetery
- Hague Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hague Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague Cemetery
- Waldo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Waldo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo Cemetery
- The Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waldo Community Cemetery
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McKinney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Varnes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Varnes Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnes Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Richard Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hampton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prevatt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dedan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dedan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooker
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnetts Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alachua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raiford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Earleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Campville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingsley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
- Lawtey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Dedan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bradford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dedan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Gainesville
- High Springs
- Lake Butler
- Starke
- Waldo
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 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 Dedan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Bradford 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 Dedan Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #71894
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #281409 (Dedan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #281409 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: Bradford
- Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooker
- Location given for Dedan Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.8785752 Lon: -82.3112196
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Bradford, 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- Dedan 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. |