A visit to the Shipp 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 Shipp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shipp Cemetery:
34.7098, -85.9255
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shipp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies just to the west southwest of the Shipp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shipp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shipp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shipp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Hansbrough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hansbrough Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough Cemetery
- Bellefonte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bellefonte Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #232840 <5>
- Pinehaven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pauper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Lovelady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- McAnelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McAnelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAnelly Cemetery
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chisenhall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisenhall Cemetery
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156085 <5>
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 Shipp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shipp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fackler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Blackankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Scottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Kyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Section
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Henagar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Rash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Larkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Shipp Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shipp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Scottsboro
- Stevenson
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 Shipp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Shipp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126773 (Shipp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126773 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollywood
- Location given for Shipp Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7098056 Lon: -85.9255328
- 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 Jackson, 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- Shipp 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. |