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. 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 Shearer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shearer Cemetery:
42.3774, -83.4907
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- North Plymouth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waterford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Waterford Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Lapham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lapham Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Cemetery
- Kinyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinyon Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinyon Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Northville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Northville Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville Cemetery
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laraway Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chubb Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb Cemetery
- Newburgh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newburgh Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Cemetery
- Yerkes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yerkes Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes Cemetery
- Pray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pray Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray Cemetery
- Free Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Free Church Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Church Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- 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 30 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:
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Northville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Novi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmington Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elm is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clarenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eloise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wixom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Inkster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ypsilanti
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dearborn Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walled Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Canton
- Dearborn Heights
- Farmington
- Garden City
- Inkster
- Livonia
- Plymouth
- Redford
- South Lyon
- Wayne
- Westland
- Wixom
- Wixom lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Shearer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wixom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
- Ypsilanti
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shearer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Shearer Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2241636
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shearer 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |