A visit to the Dorton 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 Dorton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorton Cemetery:
36.7943, -82.2763
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dorton Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dorton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dorton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Dorton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bevins Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Hartsock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Vickers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Munsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Munsley Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsley Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Aston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Aston Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Carty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carty Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carty Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Cumbow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cumbow Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbow Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tate Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52383 <5>
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Castle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Castle Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dorton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Creswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Mendota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grigbys Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Craigs Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Nickelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Carterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Maces Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Burson Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Jessees Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Greendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Dante
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
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 Dorton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorton 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 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 Dorton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Dorton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465890 (Dorton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465890 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 569 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moll Creek
- Location given for Dorton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7942709 Lon: -82.2762515
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Russell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dorton 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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