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A visit to the Shearer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shearer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shearer Cemetery (FG ID #2241636)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shearer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shearer Cemetery

Lat:   42.3774°   (42° 22' 38")

Lon:   -83.4907°   (-83° 29' 26")

The Shearer Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east of the Shearer Cemetery .

Establishment of the Shearer Cemetery ...

The Shearer Cemetery was established in 1826.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shearer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • North Plymouth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Plymouth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Plymouth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Waterford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waterford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
  • Lapham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lapham Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
  • Kinyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinyon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kinyon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Northville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Northville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Rural Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Laraway Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laraway Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laraway Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laraway Family Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
  • Knollwood Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knollwood Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chubb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chubb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chubb Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Newburgh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburgh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburgh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newburgh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Yerkes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yerkes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yerkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yerkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Pray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pray Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Free Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Church Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Parkview Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Knapp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shearer Cemetery.

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

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 Shearer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shearer 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 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 Shearer Cemetery:

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 Shearer Cemetery:

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shearer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3774, Longitude: -83.4907    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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