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A visit to the Dover 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 Dover Cemetery ...

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

31.8221, -96.7189

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

The Dover Cemetery is located in Navarro County<2>.

The county seat for Navarro County is located in Corsicana. Corsicana lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dover Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dover Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Dover Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McLain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The McLain Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Pin Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Armour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Armour Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Coolidge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
  • Delia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Delia Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • New Armour Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Armour Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Armour Cemetery
    • Boardtree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Boardtree Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardtree Cemetery
      • The Boardtree Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union High Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Pelham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pelham Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
    • Mt. Calm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calm Cemetery
    • Younger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Penelope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Penelope Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Penelope Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Penelope.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1014603 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Mt. Calm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calm Cemetery
    • Prairie Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dover Cemetery.

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

  • Dawson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hubbard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coolidge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Delia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Delia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
  • Navarro Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
  • Mount Calm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Purdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tehuacana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Prairie Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pursley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pursley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Malone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Penelope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Frosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Watt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Dresden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Irene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kirk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Mexia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <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 Dover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Navarro County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dover 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 either 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 Dover Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Navarro 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 Dover Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334576  (Dover Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334576 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: Navarro
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coolidge
      • Location given for Dover Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8221057     Lon: -96.718879
      • 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 Navarro, 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' (or 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- Dover 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.