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A visit to the South Dorset 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 South Dorset Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Dorset Cemetery:

43.2237, -73.0759

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Dorset Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The South Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.

The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the south of the South Dorset Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Dorset Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the South Dorset Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Roberts Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Roberts Family Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Family Cemetery
    • The Roberts Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roberts Homestead Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166584 <5>
  • Morse Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Beartown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Factory Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Dorset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The East Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dorset Cemetery
    • The East Dorset Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641561 <5>
  • St. Jeromes Catholic Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Collson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Collson Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collson Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hazelton Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton Cemetery
  • Hay Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hay Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Hay Family Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hay Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of West Rupert.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388636 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dellwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oreb Taylor Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
      • The Curtis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312679 <5>
    • Gifford Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackner - Hazelton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kent Hollow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bowen Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Dorset Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorset Cemetery
      • The North Dorset Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whitney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1366299 <5>

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]<3> of the South Dorset Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Dorset Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dorset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Manchester Depot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
  • Barnumville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnumville is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
  • Dorset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bromley Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
  • Rupert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rupert is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Sandgate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandgate is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Rupert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Winhall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winhall is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Rupert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Peru
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Peru is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Pawlet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Danby Four Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
    • Danby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Danby is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Sunderland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Landgrove Town Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kansas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Kansas is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Landgrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Pawlet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Porter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter

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 South Dorset Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bennington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Dorset 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 South Dorset Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Bennington 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 South Dorset Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1920446  (South Dorset Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920446 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: Bennington
      • Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Manchester
      • Location given for South Dorset Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2236867     Lon: -73.0759381
      • 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 Vermont's counties, including Bennington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Dorset 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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