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:
36.6342, -89.5256
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 New Madrid County<2>.
The county seat for New Madrid County is located in New Madrid. New Madrid lies just to the south southwest of the Dawson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- A.C. LaForge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The A.C. LaForge Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for A.C. LaForge Cemetery
- Raidt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Raidt Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raidt Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Minner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Minner Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minner Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- La Forge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The La Forge Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- The Rhodes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31094 <5>
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- La Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- New Madrid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kewanee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- North Lilbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lilbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Conran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canalou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- LaValle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Proctor City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Pinhook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Parma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Risco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sikeston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Portageville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Anniston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 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 Dawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Madrid County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Prairie
- Lilbourn
- Morehouse
- New Madrid
- Parma
- Portageville
- Tiptonville
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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to New Madrid 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716748 (Dawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716748 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: New Madrid
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewanee
- Location given for Dawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6342254 Lon: -89.5256326
- 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 Missouri's counties, including New Madrid, 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- 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. |
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