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:
35.3417, -87.0339
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 Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Dickerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dickerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Mars Mausoleum
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mars Mausoleum is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Mausoleum
- Daught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Daught Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daught Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Waco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waco Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Wilsford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilsford Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsford Cemetery
- Everbright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Everbright Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbright Cemetery
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- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Lynnwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynnwood Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Joines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Joines Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joines Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Campbellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10782 <5>
- Carvell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carvell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvell Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Grigg Family Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Dickerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dickerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bufords
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Lynnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Screamer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Weakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Culleoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broadview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Aymett Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Scribner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Green Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Webber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Anthony Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Frankewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
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. The following communities are located in Giles 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 like to 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 Dickerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 #1306340 (Dickerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1306340 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milky Way
- Location given for Dickerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3417441 Lon: -87.033896
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Giles, 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 drawn 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. |
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