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:
30.5990, -89.3257
The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Gulfport. Gulfport lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shaw Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ladner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Wolf River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lizana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Necaise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gullett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ladner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ollie Ladner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Steep Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barney Hickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- D.C. Wedgeworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dedeaux Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Armes Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wedgeworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doss Wedgeworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Necaise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wortham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saucier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Howison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kiln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamondhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Juniper Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Gulfport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Bay Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Long Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreline Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Pass Christian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gulfport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wiggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Picayune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coalville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mississippi City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Saint Louis
- Gulfport
- Long Beach
- McHenry
- Mississippi City
- Pass Christian
- Picayune
- Poplarville
- Wiggins
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 #694754 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694754 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sellers
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5990804 Lon: -89.3258852
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shaw Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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