A visit to the Sheppard Place 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 Place Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheppard Place Cemetery:
33.0860, -82.2387
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheppard Place Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheppard Place Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Sheppard Place Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheppard Place Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sheppard Place Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheppard Place Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gough Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gough Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough Family Cemetery
- Rose Dhu Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rose Dhu Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dhu Cemetery
- Rose Dhu Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rose Dhu Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dhu Cemetery
- Joan Society Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Joan Society Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan Society Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Mays Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Grove Cemetery
- Ivory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ivory Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
- Mosley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mosley Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Chapel Cemetery
- Ponder Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ponder Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Family Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Casevill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Casevill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casevill Cemetery
- Caseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Caseville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Gough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33036 <5>
- Boatwright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542327 <5>
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Melton Place Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Melton Place Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Place Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Quinnie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnie Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheppard Place Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheppard Place Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gough
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vidette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Zebina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Wrens Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wrens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Blythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Sheppard Place Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheppard Place Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Louisville
- Wadley
- Wadley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sheppard Place Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wadley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
- Waynesboro
- Wrens
- Wrens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sheppard Place Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wrens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sheppard Place Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Place Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #322839 (Sheppard Place Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #322839 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gough
- Location given for Sheppard Place Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0859822 Lon: -82.2387338
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheppard Place 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. |