A visit to the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaw Cemetery:
36.8762, -87.3397
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaw Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies just to the west of the Shaw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shanklins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shanklins Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklins Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery
- The Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mobley Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- The Dogwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Barren Springs Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopkinsville.
- The Cave Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cave Spring Cemetery
- Cove Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73355 <5>
- Rawlins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rawlins Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Tutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tutt Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutt Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Kirkman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kirkman Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Cemetery
- O'Daniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Daniel Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Daniel Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allegre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Fearsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Hopkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Sharon Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crofton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Justice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Newstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Howel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Stryker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gracey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Garrettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Guthrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
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 Shaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Elkton
- Guthrie
- Hopkinsville
- Pembroke
- Trenton
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 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 Shaw Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Shaw Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503273 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503273 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honey Grove
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.876155 Lon: -87.339726
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Christian, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shaw 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> | 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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