A visit to the Dorris 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 Dorris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorris Cemetery:
36.4128, -86.6750
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dorris Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Dorris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dorris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Dorris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Alden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Alden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
- Bentle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bentle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentle Cemetery
- McMurtry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McMurtry Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurtry Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
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- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Latimer - Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch Cemetery
- Eidson - White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Jernigan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Strickland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Hampden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Cemetery
- Coleman - Raymon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Old Beech Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Beech Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beech Cemetery
- McMurtry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McMurtry Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurtry Cemetery
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt Cemetery
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Cemetery
- White House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White House Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Cemetery
- Cawthon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cawthon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawthon Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dorris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Goodlettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Calistia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Hygeia Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Johnsons Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Jernigan Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hendersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Rayon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Mulloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Gallatin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
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 Dorris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Greenbrier
- Hendersonville
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 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 Dorris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 Dorris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1282652 (Dorris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1282652 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White House
- Location given for Dorris Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4128255 Lon: -86.674996
- 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 Sumner, 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- Dorris 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |