A visit to the Dorsey 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 Dorsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorsey Cemetery:
37.8731, -85.0575
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Dorsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dorsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dorsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Darnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Royalty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Pennys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pennys Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennys Chapel Cemetery
- Glens Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Glens Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Creek Cemetery
- Salzman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salzman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzman Cemetery
- Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cornishville.
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grapevine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141641 <5>
- Leathers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Leathers Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- New Liberty Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Rose Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Grove Cemetery
- Mayo Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mayo Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Church Cemetery
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dorsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sharpsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Seaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Tablow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Tatham Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Duncan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Ashbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Pulliam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Willisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinai
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Cornishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Sparrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Brush Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Glensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Mackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jenkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Vanarsdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Fox Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Anderson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Chaplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Litsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- McAfee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Salvisa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McBrayer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
- Birdie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dorsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Dorsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491018 (Dorsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491018 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cardwell
- Location given for Dorsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8731259 Lon: -85.0574564
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Dorsey 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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