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A visit to the Shirley Cemetery ...


The location of the Shirley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Shirley Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.6181°   (39° 37' 5")

Lon:   -87.5067°   (-87° 30' 24")

The Shirley Cemetery is located in Vermillion County<2>.

The county seat for Vermillion County is located in Newport. Newport lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shirley Cemetery .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shirley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shirley Cemetery.

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

    • Libertyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
    • Pine Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
    • Universal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Blanford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
      • Blanford is located in Vermillion County
    • New Goshen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huffmanville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
      • Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Shepardsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
    • Vermilion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
      • Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
      • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
    • Saint Bernice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
      • Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
        • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located in Vigo County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods <4>
      • West Atherton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
        • West Atherton is located in Parke County
      • Numa
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
        • Numa is located in Parke County
      • Kidley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
        • Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Elbridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
        • Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Barnhart Town
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
        • Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
      • Spelterville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
        • Spelterville is located in Vigo County
      • Liggett
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
        • Liggett is located in Vigo County
      • Terre Town
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terre Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
        • Terre Town is located in Vigo County
      • North Terre Haute
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Terre Haute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
        • North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
      • Summit Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
        • Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
      • Logan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Paris
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
        • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>

    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 Shirley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermillion County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Paris

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shirley Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Hall Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Bruce Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Spangler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spangler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spangler Cemetery
    • Gorton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorton Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pryor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pryor Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
    • Little Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Vermilion (IL).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140203 <6>
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Hamilton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
    • Barbour Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barbour Cemetery is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbour Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Blackman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
      • Blackburn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
      • Vermilion Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasantview Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Vigo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
      • Sugar Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
      • Bright Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bright Cemetery
      • Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
      • St. Aloysius Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
      • Wilkins Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
      • Gymon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gymon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gymon Cemetery
      • Riverview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #443422 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: Sandford
      • County: Vermillion         Elev: 178
      • Location given for GNIS #443422 (Shirley Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, 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 things 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 Shirley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6181, Longitude: -87.5067       In this case, the coordinates for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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