A visit to the Dickerson 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 Dickerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dickerson Cemetery:
38.4809, -82.6768
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Boyd County<2>.
The county seat for Boyd County is located in Catlettsburg. Catlettsburg lies just to the southeast of the Dickerson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dickerson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Dickerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dickerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Obryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Obryan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obryan Cemetery
- McNight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McNight Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNight Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Bellefonte Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261549 <5>
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Rude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rude Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rude Cemetery
- Caroline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Caroline Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Cemetery
- Cumpston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cumpston Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumpston Cemetery
- Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- William Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The William Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Dickerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dickerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millseat
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bellefonte
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Cliffside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Raceland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Danleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Cannonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Princess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Wurtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Argillite
(8 miles [12.9 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 Dickerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dickerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Catlettsburg
- Ceredo
- Ironton
- Kenova
- Russell
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 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 Dickerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Boyd 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 Dickerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #490876 (Dickerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490876 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: Boyd
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashland
- Location given for Dickerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4809144 Lon: -82.6768287
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Boyd, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dickerson 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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