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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 Shearer Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shearer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.6464°   (39° 38' 47")

Lon:   -91.0871°   (-91° 5' 13")

The Shearer Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Shearer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shearer Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shearer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Morey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morey Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Stoney Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoney Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoney Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stoney Point Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Brewster - Ross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster - Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster - Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brewster - Ross Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Gard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gard Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Blair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Barry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barry Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Wallace Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wallace Farm Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Hornback Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornback Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Kinderhook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinderhook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinderhook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Hazelrigg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelrigg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelrigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hazelrigg Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Woodruff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodruff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodruff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Potter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107547 <5>
    • Hull Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • House Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The House Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Long Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jolly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jolly Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Busch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Busch Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Taylor - Martin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor - Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor - Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor - Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Pursley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pursley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pursley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pursley Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • McWorter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWorter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWorter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McWorter Cemetery is located in Pike County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shearer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shearer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Canton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • New Canton is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Barry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • El Dara
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
    • El Dara is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <6>
  • Kinderhook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hadley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Pike County
  • Hull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
  • Ashburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
    • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
  • Rockport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
    • Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
  • Plainville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <6>
  • Spencer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Pike County
  • Summer Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Baylis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Adams County
    • Louisiana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pike
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
      • Pike is located in Pike County
    • New Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Cave City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
      • Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Payson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
    • Shepherd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in Pike County
    • Martinsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Pike County
    • Pittsfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Frankford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
      • Frankford is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <6>
    • Adams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Adams County
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <6>
    • Hannibal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <6>
    • Oakwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)

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 Shearer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shearer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Shearer Cemetery:

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 Shearer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #418321  (Shearer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #418321 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: Barry
    • County: Pike         Elev: 160
    • Location given for GNIS #418321 (Shearer Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shearer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6464, Longitude: -91.0871       In this case, the coordinates for the Shearer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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