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A visit to the Dewey Cemetery ...


The location of the Dewey Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Dewey Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.1126°   (32° 6' 45")

Lon:   -99.7715°   (-99° 46' 17")

The Dewey Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.

The county seat for Taylor County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north of the Dewey Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dewey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Taylor County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Dewey Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dewey Cemetery.

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

    • Lawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ovalo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovalo
      • Ovalo is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovalo <4>
    • Tuscola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
    • Goldsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
    • Buffalo Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Novice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Coleman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <4>
    • Winters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
      • Winters is located in Runnels County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <4>
    • Denton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
    • Potosi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potosi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Glen Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Wingate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Eula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Mount Pleasant
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
        • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
      • Talpa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Abilene
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tye
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
        • Tye is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <4>
      • Rowden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
        • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Clyde
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Callahan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
      • Hylton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hylton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
        • Hylton is located in Nolan County

    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 Dewey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dewey Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Dewey Cemetery.<5>

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

    • McBee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
    • Counts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Counts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Counts Cemetery
    • Lemons Gap Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemons Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lemons Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemons Gap Cemetery
    • Cope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
    • Midway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Atoka Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Atoka Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atoka Cemetery
    • Tecumseh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tecumseh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tecumseh Cemetery
    • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    • Crews Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Winters.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crews Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <6>
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rough Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Creek Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Rough Creek Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough Creek Cemetery
      • Iberis Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Northview Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Northview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northview Cemetery
      • Pumphrey Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumphrey Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Silver Valley Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seaton Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaton Cemetery
      • Potosi Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potosi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potosi Cemetery

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

    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 Dewey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334318  (Dewey Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1334318 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: Bald Knob
      • County: Taylor         Elev: 593
      • Location given for GNIS #1334318 (Dewey Cemetery)

    The official website for Taylor County: www.taylorcountytexas.org/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Taylor, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dewey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1126, Longitude: -99.7715       In this case, the coordinates for the Dewey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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