A visit to the Dorsey 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 Dorsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorsey Cemetery:
40.1912, -84.0349
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dorsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dorsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dorsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Plattsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plattsville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Rusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rusk Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Reformed Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Saint Paris.
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978937 <5>
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Lutheran Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Saint Paris.
- The Old Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
- Piety Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337552 <5>
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Barger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Bodey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bodey Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodey Cemetery
- Halterman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Halterman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halterman 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 Dorsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Saint Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Pasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- De Graff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Piqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Alcony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Dialton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Logansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- North Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
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 Dorsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Graff
- Piqua
- Piqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Dorsey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Piqua.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
- Quincy
- Saint Paris
- Sidney
- Troy
- Troy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Dorsey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Urbana
- West Liberty
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 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 Dorsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Dorsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1039754 (Dorsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1039754 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fletcher
- Location given for Dorsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1911641 Lon: -84.0349387
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Shelby, 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- Dorsey 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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