A visit to the Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dawson Cemetery:
33.9479, -83.2474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dawson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County<2>.
The county seat for Oglethorpe County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Dawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Athens Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Athens Memory Gardens is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Memory Gardens
- Hutcheson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Arnoldsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362725 <5>
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Athens.
- The Greer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chalky Level Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480710 <5>
- Mathews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Coile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coile Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Coile Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coile Grove Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kidd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Oconee Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oconee Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oconee Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35965 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Trible Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Trible Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trible Cemetery
- Randolph Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Murry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Murry Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Murry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Colbert.
- The Murry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Murray Cemetery
- Sorrow - Mann Cemetery
- Sorrow - Murry Cemetery
- Sorrow - Patteron Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325581 <5>
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] of the Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Planter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Danielsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Maxeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Eastville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Nicholson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North High Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bogart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
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 Dawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oglethorpe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Danielsville
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
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 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Oglethorpe 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335744 (Dawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335744 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: Oglethorpe
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawford
- Location given for Dawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.947893 Lon: -83.247376
- 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 Oglethorpe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dawson 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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