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A visit to the Dodson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dodson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.5290°   (35° 31' 44")

Lon:   -85.2772°   (-85° 16' 37")

The Dodson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.

The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the northeast of the Dodson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Dodson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cagle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cagle Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Collier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collier Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Hixson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hixson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hixson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hixson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Humble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Humble Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
    • The Johnson - Lewis Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson - Lewis Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Dunlap.
    • The Johnson - Lewis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Johnson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14039 <5>
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • McReynolds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McReynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McReynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • John M. Hixson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John M. Hixson Cemetery
      • The John M. Hixson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
      • The John M. Hixson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hixson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13437 <5>
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • DeBord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeBord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeBord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeBord Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Hixson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rigsby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Henson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Hitchcox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitchcox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitchcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hitchcox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
    • McWilliams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWilliams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
    • Hendon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Metz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Metz Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Boynton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boynton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boynton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Beach Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beach Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dodson Cemetery.

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

  • Brockdell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
    • Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
  • Pailo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pailo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
    • Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
  • Brayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Rhea County
  • Summer City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
  • Dunlap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <7>
  • Flat Top
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
    • Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
  • Graysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Cumberland Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
    • Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
  • Chalybeate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
    • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
  • Center Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ninemile
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
      • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
    • Daus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
      • Daus is located in Sequatchie County
    • Mowbray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
      • Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
    • Soddy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
      • Soddy is located in Hamilton County
    • Winesap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
    • Spencer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <7>
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
      • Newton has also been known as:
      • Peay
    • Soddy - Daisy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy - Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy - Daisy
      • Soddy - Daisy is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soddy - Daisy <7>
    • Sweetgum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Birchwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <7>
    • Cartwright
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
      • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 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 Dodson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dodson 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 Dodson Cemetery:

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 Dodson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1282561  (Dodson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1282561 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Brockdell
    • County: Bledsoe         Elev: 279
    • Location given for GNIS #1282561 (Dodson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Bledsoe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dodson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5290, Longitude: -85.2772       In this case, the coordinates for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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