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A visit to the Dobson Cemetery ...


The location of the Dobson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dobson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dobson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dobson Cemetery

Lat:   43.5436°   (43° 32' 36")

Lon:   -94.1066°   (-94° 6' 23")

The Dobson Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.

The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies just to the north of the Dobson Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dobson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Faribault County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Dobson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dobson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dobson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Elmore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Blue Earth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
      • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
      • Former name for Blue Earth:
      • Blue Earth City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
    • Ledyard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
      • Ledyard is located in Kossuth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledyard <4>
    • Frost
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <4>
    • Rake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
      • Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Gerled
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerled have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
      • Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
    • Lakota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
      • Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Dell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
      • Dell is located in Faribault County
    • Buffalo Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Center
      • Buffalo Center is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Center <4>
    • Huntley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Faribault County
    • Bricelyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
      • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Winnebago
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
      • Winnebago is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Swea City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea City
        • Swea City is located in Kossuth County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swea City <4>
      • Granada
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
        • Granada is located in Martin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <4>
      • Delavan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
        • Delavan is located in Faribault County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Bancroft
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Easton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
        • Easton is located in Faribault County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Kiester
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
        • Kiester is located in Faribault County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <4>
      • Fairmont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Fairmont is located in Martin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,922 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
      • Thompson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>

    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 Dobson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Faribault County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dobson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Dobson Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dobson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pilot Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Grove Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Van Buren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Buren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Buren Cemetery
    • Hesse Burying Grounds
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hesse Burying Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hesse Burying Grounds
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Highland Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Home Cemetery
    • Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Ledyard (IA).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <6>
    • West Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lutheran Cemetery
    • Emerald Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerald Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • King Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Immanuel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Calkins Farm Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calkins Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calkins Farm Cemetery is located in Martin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calkins Farm Cemetery
      • East Lutheran Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lutheran Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Ellingson Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellingson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellingson Family Cemetery is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellingson Family Cemetery
      • Verona Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Verona Cemetery is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verona Cemetery
      • Maple Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Cemetery
      • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
      • Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Dobson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #642862  (Dobson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #642862 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elmore
      • County: Faribault         Elev: 335
      • Location given for GNIS #642862 (Dobson Cemetery)

    The official website for Faribault County: www.co.faribault.mn.us/

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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 Minnesota's counties, including Faribault, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dobson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5436, Longitude: -94.1066       In this case, the coordinates for the Dobson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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