A visit to the Dumas Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dumas Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dumas Cemetery (FG ID #2233683)
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 Dumas Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dumas Cemetery has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dumas Cemetery
Lat: 33.4338° (33° 26' 1")
Lon: -96.4744° (-96° 28' 27")
The Dumas Cemetery is located in Grayson County<3>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Dumas Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dumas Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dumas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Binion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Luper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Worden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lasater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Alstyne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Desert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canon Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vittitoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Dumas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dumas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sedalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sedalia
- From the Dumas Cemetery to Sedalia
- Pilot Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Collin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <7>
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Kentucky Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tom Bean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Van Alstyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitewright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whiterock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valdasta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frognot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Fannin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <7>
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tribune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tribune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tribune
- From the Dumas Cemetery to Tribune
- Savoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Dumas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dumas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Howe
- Leonard
- Savoy
- Savoy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Dumas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Savoy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Tom Bean
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dumas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Dumas Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dumas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4338, Longitude: -96.4744 |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |