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. 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 Dodson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dodson Cemetery:
35.7834, -85.5208
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the southeast of the Dodson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dodson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dodson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dodson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McElroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek Cemetery
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14530 <5>
- Sparkman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jericho Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Denney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doyle Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Doyle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11458 <5>
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Chisam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisam Cemetery
- Rock Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- New Rocky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Rocky Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rocky Cemetery
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crain Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Hill Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12565 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Doyle.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9255 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dodson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Quebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Doyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Laurelburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Sweetgum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Campaign
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fall City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Darkey Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Rowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
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 Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- McMinnville
- Sparta
- Spencer
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Dodson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1282565 (Dodson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1282565 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doyle
- Location given for Dodson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7834002 Lon: -85.52081
- 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 Van Buren, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dodson 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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