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:
36.7551, -87.9872
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 Trigg County<2>.
The county seat for Trigg County is located in Cadiz. Cadiz lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast 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.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carr Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525981 <5>
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntosh Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canton.
- The McIntosh Cemetery has also been known as:
- McIntire Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343831 <5>
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- The Yates Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
- Curlin Cemetery
- Curling Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Matheny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Matheny Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheny Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenny Ridge Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Ridge Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Alfred Herndon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Downs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dixon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Snider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Cadiz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpus Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Almo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lamasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- New Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wallonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Hopson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Hardin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Carmack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Newstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Gracey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Cobb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Dogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cerulean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Trigg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Dover
- Dover lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Dixon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hardin
- LaFayette
- Murray
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 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 Trigg 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 #490925 (Dixon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490925 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: Trigg
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canton
- Location given for Dixon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7550519 Lon: -87.9872471
- 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 Trigg, 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 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. |