A visit to the DeShields 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 DeShields Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the DeShields Cemetery:
38.8279, -76.1674
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the DeShields Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The DeShields Cemetery is located in Talbot County<2>.
The county seat for Talbot County is located in Easton. Easton lies just to the southeast of the DeShields Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the DeShields Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the DeShields Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from DeShields Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- John Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The John Wesley Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wesley Cemetery
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Royal Oak Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wade's Point Burial Ground is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade's Point Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wade's Point Burial Ground is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Easton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436904 <5>
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doverbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Doverbrook Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doverbrook Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perrys Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Perrys Corner Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Round Top Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Top Graveyard is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Graveyard
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wye Mills Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Mills Cemetery
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bryans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bryans Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Cemetery
- Grasonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Grasonville Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasonville Cemetery
- Grasonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is located in Sherwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81481 <5>
- Oxford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 DeShields Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from DeShields Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leeds Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Harper ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Saint Michaels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kirkham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Claiborne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tunis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- McDaniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bozman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wittman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Grasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wye Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Willoughby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
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 DeShields Cemetery. The following communities are located in Talbot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The DeShields Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 DeShields Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Talbot 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 DeShields Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #592713 (DeShields Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #592713 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: Talbot
- Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Michaels
- Location given for DeShields Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8278936 Lon: -76.1674462
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Talbot, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- DeShields 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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