A visit to the Dan Shepherd 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 Dan Shepherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dan Shepherd Cemetery:
37.5734, -82.9327
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dan Shepherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dan Shepherd Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dan Shepherd Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dan Shepherd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dan Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John B Shepard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool Cemetery
- Goldie Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mort Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mort Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mort Arnett Cemetery
- Dona Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dona Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dona Howard Cemetery
- Raleigh Shepherd Sr. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jimmie Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willburn Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Albert Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jim Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jim Buck Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Buck Cemetery
- Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
- Sub Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sub Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sub Howard Cemetery
- Wireman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wireman Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wireman Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- John Joy Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks 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 Dan Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dan Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gunlock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- David
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Gapville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Goodloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Blue River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Gypsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Hueysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Eastern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Manton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Garrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Langley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Warco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Ivyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Lackey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sublett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Printer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Mousie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Wayland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
- Dwale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Watergap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
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 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 Dan Shepherd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Dan Shepherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2339023 (Dan Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2339023 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: David
- Location given for Dan Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5734315 Lon: -82.9327493
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, 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 from Point A (ie- Dan Shepherd 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. |