A visit to the Dodson Cemetery ...
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 Dodson Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dodson Cemetery
Lat: 32.0977° (32° 5' 51")
Lon: -97.4611° (-97° 27' 39")
The Dodson Cemetery is located in Hill County<2>.
The county seat for Hill County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Dodson Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Dodson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dodson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kopperl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steiner Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Ft. Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ft. Graham Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery is located in Hill County
- The Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jawbone Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1461380 <5>
- Baker Lain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Lain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Lain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baker Lain Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Cedron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedron Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Cedron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedron Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Grange Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grange Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Lafon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lafon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Nichols Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Brazos Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazos Point Cemetery
- The Brazos Point Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- The Brazos Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188399 <5>
- Ross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Hart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Stanford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hill County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dodson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kimball
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Kopperl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
- Blum is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <6>
- Lakeside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
- Huron ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Hill County
- Morgan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rio Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <6>
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
- Eulogy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Nemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Nemo is located in Somervell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <6>
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Laguna Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cleburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <6>
- Womack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Itasca
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Johnson County
- Rainbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rainbow is located in Somervell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <6>
- Lovelace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Lovelace is located in Hill County
- Fort Spunky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Glen Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Dodson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blum
- Cleburne
- Glen Rose
- Itasca
- Meridian
- Morgan
- Peoria
- Rio Vista
- Walnut 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 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 Dodson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hill County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Dodson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1334436 (Dodson Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1334436 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: Lakeside Village
- County: Hill Elev: 184
- Location given for GNIS #1334436 (Dodson Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Hill, 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 Dodson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0977, Longitude: -97.4611 In this case, the coordinates for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |