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:
37.5645, -82.1938
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 southwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dotson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Billy Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgarton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Blackberry City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buskirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Runyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Runyon Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Italy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Italy Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hollow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ransom
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Freeburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Pinsonfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- McVeigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Blackberry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- McCarr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sprigg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Calloway Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Phelps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Matewan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buskirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Huddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Majestic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Majestic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Belfry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stopover is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Toler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Red Jacket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Canada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Dotson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 #2120590 (Dotson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2120590 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: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matewan
- Location given for Dotson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.564489 Lon: -82.193804
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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