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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:

44.5026, -69.4939

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 Kennebec County<2>.

The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest 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 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • China Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The China Village Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Village Cemetery
  • McClintock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The McClintock Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock Cemetery
  • China Village Cemetery Extension
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Libby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Libby Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Whitaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Goddard Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
  • Osgood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Osgood Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood Cemetery
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Quaker Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Number 4 Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Number 4 Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 4 Hill Cemetery
    • Priest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Priest Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Hill Cemetery
    • China Neck Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The China Neck Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Neck Cemetery
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Getchell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Getchell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Haskell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
    • Dirigo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dirigo Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirigo Cemetery
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
    • Branch Mills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Branch Mills Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills Cemetery
    • Dennis Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dennis Hill Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Hill Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler 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 Shaw Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • China
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <6>
  • Albion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
  • North Vassalboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
  • East Vassalboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
  • Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Branch Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
  • North Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
  • Winslow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
  • Fairfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South China
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vassalboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Freedom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shawmut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Unity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Morrison Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
    • Montville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Winnecook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nyes Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner

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 Kennebec County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Kennebec 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 #575320  (Shaw Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575320 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: Kennebec
      • Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Albion
      • Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5025677     Lon: -69.4939302
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Kennebec, 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.