A visit to the Shirley Union Church 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 Shirley Union Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shirley Union Church Cemetery:
37.9145, -90.9179
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shirley Union Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shirley Union Church Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies just to the east northeast of the Shirley Union Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shirley Union Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shirley Union Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shirley Union Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Silvey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvey Cemetery
- Grassy Hollow Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
- Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potosi.
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicholson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30522 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bates Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bates Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Cresswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cresswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Sitton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- Hazel Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hazel Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Creek Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Jenkins Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Potosi New Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Perry - McGready Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redbud Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Shirley Union Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shirley Union Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Potosi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Horton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Belgrade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aptus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Berryman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Mineral Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Old Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- French Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Cadet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Irondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Czar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Good Water
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Davisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Viburnum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Settletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Richwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
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 Shirley Union Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shirley Union Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Potosi
- Potosi lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shirley Union Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Potosi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Viburnum
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 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 Shirley Union Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Shirley Union Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1782195 (Shirley Union Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1782195 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirley
- Location given for Shirley Union Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9144916 Lon: -90.9179107
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Washington, 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- Shirley Union Church 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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