A visit to the Shirley 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 Shirley Cemetery ...
The Shirley Cemetery is located in Vermillion County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barbour Cemetery
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
- The Ft. Hamilton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
- Gorton Cemetery
- The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Cemetery
- Gymon Cemetery
- The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gymon Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Vermilion (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140203 <3>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Pleasantview Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pryor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Vermilion (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107592 <3>
- Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Vermilion Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins 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 Shirley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barnhart Town
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
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- Blanford
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Clays Prairie
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Clinton
- Elbridge
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Fairview Park
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Harrison
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Huffmanville
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
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- Kentucky
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kidley
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Liggett
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Logan
- Nevins
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
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- New Goshen
- North Terre Haute
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Numa
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
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- Saint Bernice
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
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- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
- Sandytown
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Shepardsville
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Spelterville
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Summit Grove
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
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- Terre Town
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Universal
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Vermilion
- West Atherton
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Shirley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vermillion 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 Shirley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443422 (Shirley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443422 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: Vermillion
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandford
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shirley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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