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A visit to the Dotson 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 Dotson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dotson 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 Dotson Cemetery

Lat:   30.7685°   (30° 46' 6")

Lon:   -97.2130°   (-97° 12' 46")

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

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dotson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dotson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Laughlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Laughlin Old Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laughlin Old Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Lilac Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilac Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lilac Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Old Lilac - Black Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lilac - Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lilac - Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Lilac - Black Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Graham - McQween Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham - McQween Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham - McQween Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham - McQween Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Bentsch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentsch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bentsch Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Pruett Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruett Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pruett Family Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Allison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C.A. Hamblen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The C.A. Hamblen Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Urban Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urban Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urban Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Urban Cemetery is located in Milam County
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    • Graves Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Davilla Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davilla Cemetery
      • The Davilla Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Val Verde Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Val Verde Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Val Verde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Val Verde Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Server Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Server Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Server Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Server Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6842 <5>
    • Felton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Felton Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Grantham - Miles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantham - Miles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantham - Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grantham - Miles Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Norman Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Valley Cemetery
      • The Norman Valley Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norman Valley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Cameron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5615 <5>
    • McFarland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Bryant Station Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Station Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Station Cemetery is located in Milam County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dotson Cemetery.

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

  • Davilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
    • Davilla is located in Milam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <6>
  • Val Verde
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Val Verde is located in Milam County
  • Laneport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
  • Friendship ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Williamson County
  • Tracy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
  • Vilas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
  • Buckholts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
    • Buckholts is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <6>
  • Thorndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <6>
  • Hoxie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
  • Rogers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Thrall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <6>
  • Minerva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Edgeworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgeworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <6>
    • Granger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Academy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Meeks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Taylor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
    • Little River-Academy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
      • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Little River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Heidenheimer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
      • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <6>
    • Marlow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Silver City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Cyclone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cyclone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
    • Schwertner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwertner
      • Schwertner is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwertner <6>

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 Dotson 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 Dotson 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 professional and volunteer 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 Dotson Cemetery:

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 Dotson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2041459  (Dotson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2041459 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: Sharp
    • County: Milam         Elev: 160
    • Location given for GNIS #2041459 (Dotson Cemetery)

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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dotson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7685, Longitude: -97.2130       In this case, the coordinates for the Dotson 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.




 

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