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A visit to the Sheppard Cemetery ...


The location of the Sheppard Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheppard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheppard Cemetery

Lat:   32.6149°   (32° 36' 53")

Lon:   -86.1077°   (-86° 6' 27")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sheppard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
    • Eclectic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Central
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Elmore County
    • Wetumpka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Elmore County
    • Blue Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
    • Kent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
    • Equality
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
      • Equality is located in Coosa County
    • Ware
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Ware is located in Elmore County
    • Adkin Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
      • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
      • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
      • Atkins Hill
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
    • Holtville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
      • Holtville is located in Elmore County
      • Holtville has also been known as:
      • Slapout
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Elmore
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fusihatchi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
        • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
      • Tallassee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Tallassee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
        • East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Titus
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nixburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
        • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
      • Coosada
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallapoosa City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallapoosa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
        • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Pentonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
        • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
      • Boylston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
        • Boylston is located in Montgomery County
      • Sunshine Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
        • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Tysonville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tysonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
        • Tysonville is located in Macon County
      • Cottage Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
        • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
      • Benson ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
        • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Our Town
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
        • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Deatsville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
        • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sheppard Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunnell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tunnell Chapel Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunnell Chapel Cemetery
    • Wall Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
    • Bullard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bullard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullard Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Bachelor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Bachelor Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • The Bachelor Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Batchler Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachelor Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21428 <7>
    • Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Canaan Baptist Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283861 <7>
    • Thelma Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193375 <7>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mann Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mann Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
      • Good Hope Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the Thrash Cemetery
      • Pine View Memorial Gardens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine View Memorial Gardens is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Memorial Gardens
      • Wetumpka City Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Harwell Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harwell Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harwell Cemetery
      • Marshall Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • China Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The China Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Grove Cemetery
      • Cotton Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Kent - Holley Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #126693 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Claud
      • County: Elmore         Elev: 133
      • Location given for GNIS #126693 (Sheppard Cemetery)

    The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sheppard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6149, Longitude: -86.1077       In this case, the coordinates for the Sheppard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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