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A visit to the Dewey 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 Dewey Cemetery ...

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

32.1126, -99.7715

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dewey Cemetery.

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.<4>

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)
    • The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
  • Counts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
  • Lemons Gap Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lemons Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Gap Cemetery
  • Cope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Atoka Cemetery
  • Tecumseh Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
  • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap Cemetery
  • Crews Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
    • 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 east of Winters.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <5>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rough Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery
    • Iberis Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Northview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Northview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
    • Pumphrey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Silver Valley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
    • Seaton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
    • Potosi Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Potosi.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] 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)
  • Guion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Tuscola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Goldsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Novice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winters
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Denton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Denton is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton has also been known as:
    • Denton Valley
  • Potosi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Glen Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Wingate
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Eula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • 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)
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <6>
    • Rowden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Clyde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <6>
    • Hylton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hylton is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton

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.

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 helpful 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 Dewey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Taylor 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 Dewey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334318  (Dewey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334318 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: Taylor
      • Est. Elev: 593 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bald Knob
      • Location given for Dewey Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1126386     Lon: -99.7714737
      • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dewey 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.