A visit to the Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dawson Cemetery:
33.3440, -95.6652
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dawson Cemetery is located in Delta County<2>.
The county seat for Delta County is located in Cooper. Cooper lies just to the north northwest of the Dawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lindley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lindley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Cemetery
- Aiguier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Aiguier Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiguier Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- New Klondike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clark Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Ridge Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Ridge Cemetery
- Selt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Selt Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selt Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Gough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gough Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hargraves Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hargraves Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargraves Cemetery
- East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Cooper.
- The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Delta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <5>
- Winfrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Shed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Camp Shed Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Shed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Shed Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2721 <5>
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] of the Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Peerless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Enloe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Birthright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Tira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gadston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Ben Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nelta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Jot-Em-Down
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Yowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Dike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Howland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Roxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taylor Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Jardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
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 Dawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ben Franklin
- Birthright
- Cooper
- Enloe
- Roxton
- Sulphur Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Delta 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1355725 (Dawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355725 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: Delta
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cooper South
- Location given for Dawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.343999 Lon: -95.665236
- 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 Texas' counties, including Delta, 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- Dawson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |