A visit to the Dixon 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 Dixon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dixon Cemetery:
37.0064, -88.2403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dixon Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Smithland. Smithland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dixon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dixon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dixon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dixon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Varnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinnacle Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Cemetery
- Frizzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frizzell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzell Cemetery
- Chestnut Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Ruggle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ruggle Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggle Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Calvert City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Calvert City Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Calvert City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1903416 <5>
- Duke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Dees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Stice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stice Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stice Cemetery
- Birmingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lee - Dodds Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173288 <5>
- Henderson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Peek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Peek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek 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 Dixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dixon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grand Rivers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tatumsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Carmack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Calvert City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
- Kuttawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Tiline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dycusburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Sharpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Dogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Smithland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamletsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dulaney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Symsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Reidland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
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 Dixon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Eddyville
- Smithland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dixon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Dixon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #490927 (Dixon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490927 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand Rivers
- Location given for Dixon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0064443 Lon: -88.2403082
- 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 Livingston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixon 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. |