A visit to the Dobson 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 Dobson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dobson Cemetery:
36.4115, -80.7045
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dobson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dobson Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the southwest of the Dobson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dobson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Dobson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dobson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blues Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blues Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blues Grove Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Flattop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Flattop Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flattop Cemetery
- Salem Fork Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Fork Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Fork Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Blackwater UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hull Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Red Brush.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2683373 <5>
- Laurel Springs Primitve Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Union Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Zephyr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zephyr Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery
- The Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawson Family Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dobson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dobson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dobson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Black Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Red Brush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Copeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Zephyr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Stony Knoll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Pine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Toast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mountain Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- State Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Sheltontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Devotion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Lambsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Cana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dobson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dobson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Surry 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 Dobson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731554 (Dobson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731554 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dobson
- Location given for Dobson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4115224 Lon: -80.7045109
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Surry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dobson 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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