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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:   37.3196°   (37° 19' 10")

Lon:   -79.1334°   (-79° 8' 0")

The Dodson Cemetery is located in Campbell County<2>.

The county seat for Campbell County is located in Rustburg. Rustburg lies just to the south southeast of the Dodson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Dodson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Candler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Candler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Candler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Candler Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Gilliam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Merryman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merryman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Merryman Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Perrow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perrow Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
  • Burford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burford Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
  • Ft. Hill Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Hill Memorial Park is located in Lynchburg City
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Silver Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Grove Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Drinkard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drinkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drinkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drinkard Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Feagans Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feagans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feagans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Feagans Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Grace Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Megginson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Megginson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Megginson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Megginson Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Old City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
      • The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Confederate Cemetery
      • Methodist Cemetery
      • Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <5>
    • Prebble Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prebble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prebble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prebble Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Campbell County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dodson Cemetery.

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

  • Rustburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawyers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
    • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
  • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
    • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
  • Lynchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Powhatan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
    • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
  • Timberlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
  • Madison Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bedford Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
    • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
  • Mount Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Joshua Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joshua Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
  • Woodbine Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
    • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lavino Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
      • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gladys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Boonsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
      • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
    • Winesap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Amherst County
    • Spring Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
    • Spout Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
      • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
    • Abert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
      • Abert is located in Bedford County

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 Campbell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dodson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Dodson 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 Dodson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1465854  (Dodson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1465854 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: City Farm
    • County: Campbell         Elev: 269
    • Location given for GNIS #1465854 (Dodson Cemetery)

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Campbell, 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 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: 37.3196, Longitude: -79.1334       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.




 

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