A visit to the Crawford - Dorsey 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 Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery:
33.4537, -84.3133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies just to the north northwest of the Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Lovejoy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284640 <5>
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Noahs Ark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Noahs Ark Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noahs Ark Cemetery
- Jonesboro City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Mundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mundy Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundy Cemetery
- Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bottom Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Camp Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Banks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- O'Neal AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The O'Neal AME Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neal AME Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284498 <5>
- Akins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Akins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Flint Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Flint Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Ridge Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sunny Side.
- The Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Baptist of Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147442 <5>
- Weems Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Weems Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Stockbridge.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154079 <5>
- Burks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burks Cemetery is located in Stockbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152435 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lovejoy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonanza
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Harp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Woolsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Highland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Woolsey Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Blacksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winterthur Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Morrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Experiment
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Hampton
- Jonesboro
- McDonough
- Riverdale
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 helpful 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 Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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 Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1672414 (Crawford-Dorsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1672414 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampton
- Location given for Crawford-Dorsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4537243 Lon: -84.3132563
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Clayton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crawford - Dorsey 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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