A visit to the Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shrewsbury Cemetery:
39.3293, -75.9677
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shrewsbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shrewsbury Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Chestertown. Chestertown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Shrewsbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shrewsbury Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shrewsbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shrewsbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Still Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Still Pond Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Cemetery
- Fountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fountain Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dennis Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dennis Cemetery
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westminster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crumpton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- St. Paul's UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's UMC Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Paul's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81585 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Double Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Double Creek Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 Shrewsbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shrewsbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Still Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Gregg Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Betterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Crumpton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Earleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cecilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Morganec Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chestertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Kingstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Kings Town Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
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 Shrewsbury Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shrewsbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Shrewsbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Shrewsbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #591992 (Shrewsbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #591992 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galena
- Location given for Shrewsbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3292783 Lon: -75.9677209
- 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 Kent, 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- Shrewsbury 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. |