A visit to the Dotson 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 Dotson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dotson Cemetery (FG ID #2213030).
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 Dotson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dotson Cemetery:
39.9625, -87.3743
The Dotson Cemetery is located in Fountain County<2>.
The county seat for Fountain County is located in Covington. Covington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Dotson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dotson Cemetery.
Establishment of the Dotson Cemetery ...
The Dotson Cemetery was established in 1830.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dotson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbs Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Silver Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brockway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- The Norton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crowder Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86169 <1>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ephlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tangier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Isle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Isle Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Cemetery
- Groenendyke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Groenendyke Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groenendyke Cemetery
- Eugene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zener Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zener Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chenoweth Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Wimsett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wimsett Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimsett 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 Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eugene
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gessie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Layton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Armiesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Dotson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fountain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Cayuga
- Covington
- Marshall
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Perrysville
- Veedersburg
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 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 Dotson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fountain 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 Dotson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2213030
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 Indiana's counties, including Fountain, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dotson 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. |