A visit to the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaw Cemetery:
40.6548, -91.0963
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaw Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Oquawka. Oquawka lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shaw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gittings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gittings Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gittings Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Gittings Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Vandruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vandruff Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandruff Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeland Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Lomax.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105740 <5>
- Clover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clover Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- Pontoosuc Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pontoosuc Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc Cemetery
- Byley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Byley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byley Cemetery
- Talbert Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Talbert Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Family Cemetery
- Sourwine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sourwine Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwine Cemetery
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- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Terre Haute Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carman Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Cemetery
- Cowles Farm Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cowles Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles Farm Plot
- Prugh Farm Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prugh Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prugh Farm Plot
- Miller Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- Mohnike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mohnike Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnike Cemetery
- South Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The South Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walker Cemetery
- Little Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
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 Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iowa Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Disco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Pontoosuc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Colusa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Carman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Harpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Wever
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adrian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Niota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stronghurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- South Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Powellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- West Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Fort Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ferris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blandinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
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 Shaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blandinsville
- Burlington
- Dallas City
- Fort Madison
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Stronghurst
- West Burlington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shaw Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Shaw Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719555 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719555 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lomax
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6547635 Lon: -91.0962549
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Henderson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shaw 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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