A visit to the Shedd Hill 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 Shedd Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shedd Hill Cemetery:
33.0601, -88.0520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shedd Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shedd Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Shedd Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shedd Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shedd Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shedd Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Screptah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Screptah Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screptah Cemetery
- Eatman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eatman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Miller Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Place Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Place Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trantham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trantham Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bethesda Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Eatman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eatman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Cemetery
- Manatua Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Manatua Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatua 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 Shedd Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shedd Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewiston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Olney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Benevola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Mantua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Aliceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- McMullen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Beaver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Panola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Ralph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pickensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Eutaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Lizzieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Geiger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Gordo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
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 Shedd Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shedd Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Eutaw
- Eutaw lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Shedd Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eutaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Shedd Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Pickensville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Shedd Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Shedd Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126660 (Shedd Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126660 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Ridge
- Location given for Shedd Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0601244 Lon: -88.0519667
- 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 Pickens, 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' (or 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- Shedd Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |