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A visit to the Dixon 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 Dixon Cemetery ...

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

31.8916, -94.4652

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

The Dixon Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Dixon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dixon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dixon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Langston - Spence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston - Spence Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langston - Spence Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Mount Enterprise.
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barham Cemetery
    • Langston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4749 <5>
  • Foster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Greeley CME Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nalls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nalls Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nalls Cemetery
  • Mast Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mast Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
  • Bridwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bridwell Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridwell Cemetery
    • The Bridwell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breedville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422015 <5>
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Miles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Miles Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
    • Galilee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Galilee Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cold Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Garrison.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #662149 <5>
    • Union Murvaul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Beaver's Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Phillips Family Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Family Cemetery
      • The Phillips Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Phillips Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5979 <5>
    • Bobo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
    • Tennessee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
    • Mt. Bethel MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dixon Cemetery.

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

  • Garrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Timpson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Caledonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Fitze
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Whispering Pines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Dotson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dotson is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Gary City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcadia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Buncome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Buncome is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
  • Mount Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Long Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tenaha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Murvaul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Appleby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Clayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Brachfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Pinehill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Minden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Trawick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Redfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Swift
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Delray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Oak Flats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats

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 Dixon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Garrison
  • Tenaha
    • Tenaha lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Dixon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tenaha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Timpson

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dixon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Shelby 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 Dixon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1356084  (Dixon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356084 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: Shelby
      • Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Timpson
      • Location given for Dixon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8915597     Lon: -94.4652043
      • 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 Shelby, 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- Dixon 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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