A visit to the Shepherd 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 Shepherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shepherd Cemetery:
33.5454, -87.8017
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shepherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Shepherd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shepherd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shepherd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gravlee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gravlee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravlee Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Old Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Old Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shepherd Cemetery
- Brotherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brotherton Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Savage Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Unity Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Unity Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove Cemetery
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Canaan Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayfield Cemetery is located 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest of Tuscaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24272 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashcraft Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Lubbub
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- New Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Rossland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Echola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Berry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samantha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Reform
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Gordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Coal Fire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Kirkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Elrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Hightogy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Fernbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
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 Shepherd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Shepherd Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
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 Shepherd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Shepherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158491 (Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158491 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newtonville
- Location given for Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5453906 Lon: -87.8016825
- 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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shepherd 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. |