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:
37.0142, -88.0911
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 Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies just to the north 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Dixon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dixon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lady Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Henderson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stevens Cemetery
- Eddyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville Cemetery
- Kuttawa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Eddyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568857 <5>
- Chestnut Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
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- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crab Creek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Freeman - Cash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steinbaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Steinbaugh Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinbaugh Cemetery
- Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oliver - Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oliver - Jones Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver - Jones Cemetery
- The Oliver - Jones Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oliver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75400 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Carmack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Grand Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Dulaney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Dycusburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Gilbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Tatumsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Hopson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- McGowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Fairdealing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Pinckneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Calvert City
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Scale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Cadiz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Crayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
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 Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cadiz
- Eddyville
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Dixon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 #490928 (Dixon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490928 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eddyville
- Location given for Dixon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0142201 Lon: -88.0911354
- 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 Lyon, 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 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. |