A visit to the Dorris 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 Dorris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorris Cemetery:
41.9500, -84.8250
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dorris Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County<2>.
The county seat for Hillsdale County is located in Hillsdale. Hillsdale lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Dorris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dorris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dorris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- South Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The South Allen Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Allen Cemetery
- Shooks Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Quincy.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #877 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Todd Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Todd Town Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- North Reading Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Reading Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading Cemetery
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- Whig Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Whig Center Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Center Cemetery
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mason Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Coldwater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032 <5>
- Bankers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bankers Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers Cemetery
- West Bacon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The West Bacon Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bacon Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga 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 Dorris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trailtree Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Mosherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Canada Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Steamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hodunk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Ray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tekonsha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Osseo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hatmaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frontier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
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 Dorris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hillsdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Camden
- Coldwater
- Hillsdale
- Jonesville
- Litchfield
- Montgomery
- North Adams
- Quincy
- Reading
- Tekonsha
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 Dorris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Hillsdale 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 Dorris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2418457 (Dorris Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2418457 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: Hillsdale
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allen
- Location given for Dorris Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 41.95 Lon: -84.825
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Hillsdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dorris 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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