A visit to the Shearon 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 Shearon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shearon Cemetery:
32.3110, -88.2772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shearon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shearon Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shearon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shearon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shearon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shearon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokes Chapel Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McElroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Dulls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296460 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161393 <5>
- Episcopal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Episcopal Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shearon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shearon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kinterbish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Cromwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Intercourse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Jachin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Pushmataha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Lisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Whitfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Choctaw City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bellamy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Whynot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Smith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Pennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Increase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Lavaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Tompkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Coatopa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Brewersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Vimville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
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 Shearon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shearon 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 Shearon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Shearon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126656 (Shearon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126656 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ward
- Location given for Shearon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3109743 Lon: -88.2772494
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Sumter, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shearon 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |