A visit to the Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dawson Cemetery:
30.8707, -91.1687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dawson Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish<2>.
The parish seat for East Feliciana Parish is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Dawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scott Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Wilson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68918 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Singletar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Singletar Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singletar Cemetery
- Green Briar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Green Briar Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Briar Cemetery
- Hawsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hawsey Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawsey Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Easter Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Easter Star Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Star Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sandel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandel Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandel Cemetery
- Rilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Connell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Connell Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Dubose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dubose Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogillioville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lindsay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Slaughter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Converse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Turnbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Bains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Saint Francisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Blairstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Zachary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <6>
- Pride
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Dawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in East Feliciana Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Jackson
- Port Hudson
- Saint Francisville
- Wilson
- Woodville
- Zachary
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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Feliciana Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #534417 (Dawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #534417 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
- Parish: East Feliciana
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jackson
- Location given for Dawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8707362 Lon: -91.1687185
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including East Feliciana, 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 from Point A (ie- Dawson 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. |