A visit to the Old Dorchester 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 Old Dorchester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Dorchester Cemetery:
31.7619, -81.3565
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Dorchester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Dorchester Cemetery is located in Liberty County<2>.
The county seat for Liberty County is located in Hinesville. Hinesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Dorchester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Dorchester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Dorchester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Dorchester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Pando Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pando Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando Cemetery
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway UMC Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway UMC Cemetery
- First Anderson Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Hill MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- First Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- First African Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thebes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thebes Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Daniel Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bryan Neck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryan Neck Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck Cemetery
- Burnt Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnt Church Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Church Cemetery
- St. James Community Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Gould Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Gould Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Dorchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Dorchester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riceboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fleming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McAllister
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shellman Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flemington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Allenhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hinesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walthourville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogeechee Farms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Bryan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Fort Stewart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coffee Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Credit Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Valona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vernonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Grubbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
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 Old Dorchester Cemetery. The following communities are located in Liberty County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Dorchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Dorchester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Liberty 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 Old Dorchester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #319970 (Old Dorchester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #319970 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: Liberty
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Limerick SE
- Location given for Old Dorchester Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7618826 Lon: -81.3564947
- 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 Liberty, 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- Old Dorchester 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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