A visit to the Sheman 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 Sheman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheman Cemetery:
34.4488, -78.1786
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheman Cemetery is located in Pender County<2>.
The county seat for Pender County is located in Burgaw. Burgaw lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sheman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sheman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Larkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Larkins Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Long Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Bluff Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- Malpass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Malpass Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpass Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newtown Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown Cemetery
- Hawes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hawes Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawes Cemetery
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- Brinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brinson Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilton Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Chadwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chadwick Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick Cemetery
- Woodcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodcock Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock Cemetery
- Holmes Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Hill Cemetery
- Malpass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Malpass Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpass Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Long View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Currie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riegelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandyfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Armour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Acme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Kelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- East Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Delco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Byrdville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sandy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Phoenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Malmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Kerr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Saint Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burgaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Council
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
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 Sheman Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pender County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheman 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 Sheman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Pender 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 Sheman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1025695 (Sheman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1025695 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: Pender
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Point Caswell
- Location given for Sheman Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4487787 Lon: -78.1786078
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Pender, 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- Sheman 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. |