A visit to the Dotson 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 Dotson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dotson Cemetery:
37.1165, -82.5879
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dotson Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Dotson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dotson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dotson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Haddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Haddon Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Powers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vanover Cemetery is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanover Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Stapleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stapleton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Strouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Strouth Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouth Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dotson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pound
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haddonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Almira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Burdine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Clintwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McRoberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Fleming - Neon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tolliver Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Seco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hemphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Millstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Mayking
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Farraday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Sergent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Esserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Ermine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
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 Dotson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dotson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clintwood
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- Wise
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 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 Dotson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wise 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 Dotson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483065 (Dotson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483065 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pound
- Location given for Dotson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1164926 Lon: -82.5879331
- 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 Wise, 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- Dotson 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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