A visit to the Dodd 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 Dodd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dodd Cemetery:
37.6687, -79.2170
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Dodd Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dodd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dodd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gatewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Coffeytown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Parr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dodd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dodd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forks of Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
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- Allwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
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- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandidges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Pedlar Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Alto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Monitor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Lowesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Coolwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Buffalo Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coleman Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Abert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- New Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Massies Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Marlbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- East Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Boonsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Lavino Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Colleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Fancy Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
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 Dodd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dodd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Glasgow
- Lexington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Dodd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 Dodd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483046 (Dodd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483046 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forks of Buffalo
- Location given for Dodd Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.668748 Lon: -79.2169745
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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 Virginia's counties, including Amherst, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dodd 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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