A visit to the Dawson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dawson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dawson Cemetery (FG ID #2204731).
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:
39.4740, -78.9457
The Dawson Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Cumberland. Cumberland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gerstell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gerstell Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerstell Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sulter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sulter Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulter Cemetery
- Umstot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Umstot Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umstot Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waxler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waxler Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxler Cemetery
- Duckworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Meadow View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meadow View Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Queens Meadows Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Queens Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Queens Point Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Potomac Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Urice & Kerns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Urice & Kerns Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urice & Kerns Cemetery
- Cabin Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cabin Run Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Run Cemetery
- Beeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Culp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton 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 Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keyser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nikep
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westernport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lonaconing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- New Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Headsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Short Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Klondike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Brady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cresaptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Borden Shaft
(10 miles [16.1 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 Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Allegany 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 Dawson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2204731
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |