A visit to the Shell 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 Shell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shell Cemetery:
42.1554, -89.7161
The Shell Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Shell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shell Cemetery.
Name Variations for Shell Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Shell Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shell Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shannon Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prairie Dell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forreston Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sabin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Lanark City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookville Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Liebhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhart Cemetery
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Schriner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cranes Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Grove Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
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]<2> of the Shell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zier Cors
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forreston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haldane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elkhorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Loran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- German Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Shell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Lanark
- Milledgeville
- Pearl City
- Polo
- Polo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Shell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Shannon
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 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 Shell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Shell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418341 (Shell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418341 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shannon
- Location given for Shell Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1553015 Lon: -89.7165052
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shell Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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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