A visit to the Sheppard 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 Sheppard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheppard Cemetery:
32.6149, -86.1077
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheppard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.
The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies just to the southwest of the Sheppard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheppard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sheppard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheppard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Wetumpka Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tunnell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Bullard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bullard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bachelor Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor Cemetery
- The Bachelor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Batchler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21428 <5>
- Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
- The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Canaan Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283861 <5>
- Thelma Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eclectic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193375 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Thrash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thrash Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
- Pine View Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wetumpka City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harwell Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent - Holley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheppard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheppard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Eclectic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Wetumpka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Equality
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Adkin Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Irma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Holtville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Tallassee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Tallassee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Titus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nixburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Coosada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallapoosa City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Pentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Boylston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Sunshine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Tysonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Cottage Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Benson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Our Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Deatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Sheppard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Elmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheppard 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 helpful 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 Sheppard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Elmore 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 Sheppard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126693 (Sheppard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126693 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: Elmore
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Claud
- Location given for Sheppard Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6148541 Lon: -86.1077434
- 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 Elmore, 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 from Point A (ie- Sheppard 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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