A visit to the Shewmaker 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 Shewmaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shewmaker Cemetery:
37.5314, -88.1764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shewmaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shewmaker Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Shewmaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shewmaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shewmaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shewmaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Dutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Angleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Angleton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Cave in Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cave in Rock Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave in Rock Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Coghill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coghill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coghill Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Peters Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Earnshaw Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnshaw Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Dunn Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Spring Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Spring Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows 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 Shewmaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shewmaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Cave-In-Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Dekoven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Tolu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grangertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Karbers Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Sturgis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rosiclare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Shawneetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leisure City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Shetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Carrsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Blackford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Herod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
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 Shewmaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shewmaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrsville
- Cave-In-Rock
- Elizabethtown
- Junction
- Marion
- Rosiclare
- Shawneetown
- Sturgis
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 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 Shewmaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Shewmaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425481 (Shewmaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425481 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saline Mines
- Location given for Shewmaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5314383 Lon: -88.176421
- 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 Hardin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shewmaker 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |