A visit to the Shelby 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 Shelby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelby Cemetery:
37.5662, -84.7838
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shelby Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Stanford. Stanford lies just to the east southeast of the Shelby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shelby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shelby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandidge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sandidge Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidge Cemetery
- Givans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Givans Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givans Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Benedict Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benedict Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Cemetery
- McCormack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCormack Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- Danville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Center Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Germantown - St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Hilldale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hilldale Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- The Bellevue Cemetery has also been known as:
- Danville Cemetery
- Danville National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73029 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Butchertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Butchertown Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown Cemetery
- Buffalo Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Buffalo Springs Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs Cemetery
- The Buffalo Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buffalo Spring Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73226 <5>
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Gruenheim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gruenheim Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruenheim Cemetery
- Barrows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barrows Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Blackerby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blackerby Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackerby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shelby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Junction City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shelby City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Milledgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Alum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Chicken Bristle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Turnersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Wilsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Butchertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Hustonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blue Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Boneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Davis Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Parksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKinney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hubble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
- Hedgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Little Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Atoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
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 Shelby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Parksville
- Stanford
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 websites either 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 Shelby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Shelby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503316 (Shelby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503316 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Junction City
- Location given for Shelby Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5661878 Lon: -84.7838372
- 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 Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelby 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |