A visit to the Dotson - Simpson 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 - Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dotson - Simpson Cemetery:
38.2334, -80.9429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dotson - Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dotson - Simpson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the east northeast of the Dotson - Simpson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Dotson - Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dotson - Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Neil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fowlers Knob Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Knob Cemetery
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- The Groves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Groves - Rader Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502043 <5>
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- McCutchin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McCutchin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchin Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rich Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chapel Cemetery
- Westlake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Westlake Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Cemetery
- Spruce Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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 - Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dotson - Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Tipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Zela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Albion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Runa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Romont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Victor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Ansted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Muddlety
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Beech Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Hawks Nest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Odell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Donald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Nettie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
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 - Simpson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dotson - Simpson 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 either 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 - Simpson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 - Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538285 (Dotson-Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538285 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: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summersville Dam
- Location given for Dotson-Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2334423 Lon: -80.9428776
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, 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- Dotson - Simpson 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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