A visit to the Dodson 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 Dodson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dodson Cemetery:
40.7114, -91.9121
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the west northwest of the Dodson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dodson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Dodson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dodson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lippincott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Anson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <5>
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- Railroad Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Railroad Grave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad Grave
- Forbes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Prall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Thomson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
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 Dodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dodson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keosauqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Bonaparte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Acasto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Cantril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Douds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Primrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Mount Hamill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Houghton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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 Dodson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- Selma
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dodson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Dodson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455938 (Dodson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455938 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keosauqua
- Location given for Dodson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7114184 Lon: -91.9121154
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dodson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |