A visit to the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery (FG ID #726948).
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 Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery:
39.1863, -88.6554
The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies just to the southeast of the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Shumway Methodist Church 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.
Shumway Methodist Church 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rentfrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rentfrow Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfrow Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Agney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Stewardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Giles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Toothaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
- Hubbartt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hubbartt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbartt Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tipsword Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tipsword Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipsword Cemetery
- Moccasin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Cemetery
- Funkhouser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Funkhouser Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser Cemetery
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ewington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shumway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stewardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moccasin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Effingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beecher City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fancher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sigel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Neoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Effingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Cowden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Saint Elmo
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Effingham 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 Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #726948
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810544 (Shumway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810544 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shumway
- Location given for Shumway Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1864307 Lon: -88.6550551
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shumway Methodist Church 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. |