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A visit to the Dockery 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 Dockery Cemetery ...

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

30.8399, -97.0930

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

The Dockery Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies just to the east of the Dockery Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dockery Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Dockery Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dansby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Grelner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Grelner Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelner Cemetery
  • Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hope Lutheran Memorial Park is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buckholts.
    • The Hope Lutheran Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Hope Cemetery
    • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
  • Norman Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norman Valley Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norman Valley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Cameron.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5615 <5>
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bryant Station Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
  • Renshaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Battle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Battle Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Graham - McQween Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
    • Tracy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tracy Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
    • Cameron Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cameron Rest Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Rest Cemetery
    • F A Hernandez Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cameron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5661 <5>
    • Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Santa Monica Mausoleum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Dockery Cemetery.

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

  • Buckholts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tracy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Cameron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgeworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Minerva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Val Verde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
  • Marlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meeks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
  • Davilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Vilas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cyclone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Rockdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Burlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Laneport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Ocker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Thorndale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barclay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Sparks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Jones Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Rosebud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heidenheimer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Academy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy

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 Dockery Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Milam County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Dockery Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Milam 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 Dockery Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1356096  (Dockery Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356096 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: Milam
      • Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pettibone
      • Location given for Dockery Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8399119     Lon: -97.0930459
      • 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 Milam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dockery 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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