A visit to the Dover 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 Dover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dover Cemetery:
39.9039, -84.9480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dover Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the south southeast of the Dover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Dover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Garden Friends Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Garden Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Fountain City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1108002 <5>
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Greens Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84959 <5>
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Greens Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greens Fork Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- Earlham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Earlham Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Earlham Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84887 <5>
- Hoover Bulla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoover Bulla Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Bulla Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Lutherania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lutherania Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherania Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutherania Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85761 <5>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Wernle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wernle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernle Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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]<3> of the Dover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fountain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Bloomingport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Economy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hollansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- East Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Abington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Hagerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Cambridge City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- New Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
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 Dover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge City
- Fountain City
- Hagerstown
- Hollansburg
- Lynn
- Modoc
- New Madison
- Richmond
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 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 Dover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Dover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #433659 (Dover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #433659 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain City
- Location given for Dover Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.903936 Lon: -84.9480178
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Wayne, 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- Dover 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. |