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A visit to the Dickerson 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 Dickerson Cemetery ...

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

33.5907, -90.9940

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bolivar County<2>.

The county seat for Bolivar County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dickerson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dickerson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dickerson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Cazy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Mt. Cazy Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cazy Cemetery
  • Asia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Asia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
  • Egypt Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Egypt Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ridge Cemetery
  • Burrus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Burrus Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrus Cemetery
  • Dean Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Dean Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ridge Cemetery
  • Parthenia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Parthenia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenia Cemetery
  • Miles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Forkland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Forkland Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland Cemetery
  • Old Stone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stone Cemetery
  • Speckter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Speckter Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speckter Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ward Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Williams Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Shamrock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
    • Christian Life Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Christian Life Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Life Cemetery
    • Mexican Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mexican Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Polk - Royal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Polk - Royal Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk - Royal Cemetery
    • Eutaw Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
    • Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dickerson Cemetery.

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

  • Grapeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Benoit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
  • Scott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Scott is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Dahomy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
  • Lamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Longshot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Longshot is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
  • Mound Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
  • Metcalfe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Napanee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Napanee is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
  • Choctaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Eutaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Helm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Helm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Stoneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stoneville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
    • Shaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Christmas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Christmas is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
    • Arkansas City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Leland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Leland is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mound City is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Beulah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Beulah is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Dunleith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunleith is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Pace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pace is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 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 Dickerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bolivar County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Dickerson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Bolivar 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 Dickerson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #669257  (Dickerson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669257 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: Bolivar
      • Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stringtown
      • Location given for Dickerson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.590669     Lon: -90.9939942
      • 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 Mississippi's counties, including Bolivar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dickerson 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.