A visit to the Dotson 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 Dotson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dotson Cemetery:
37.5021, -82.1832
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Dotson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dotson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dotson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Billy Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- George Hatfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Hatfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ransom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448642 <5>
- Jerry Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Edgarton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgarton Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgarton Cemetery
- The Edgarton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delorme Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2399800 <5>
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Italy Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Italy Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hollow Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Blackberry City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bevins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Buskirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Buskirk Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buskirk Cemetery is located in Buskirk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309791 <5>
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 Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calloway Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Coleman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Phelps
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- McVeigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Paw Paw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Stopover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stopover is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Majestic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Pinsonfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Thacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- McAndrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fedscreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Kelsa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Blackberry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- McCarr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Matewan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Huddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Sprigg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Phyllis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Mouthcard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Belfry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
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 either 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 Dotson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Dotson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491029 (Dotson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491029 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matewan
- Location given for Dotson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5020508 Lon: -82.183191
- 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 Pike, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dotson 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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