A visit to the Shepherd 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 Shepherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shepherd Cemetery:
35.2784, -83.3854
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shepherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the south of the Shepherd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shepherd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shepherd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakey Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
- Fout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fout Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fout Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tellico Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tellico Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico Cemetery
- New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wesleyanna UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Fred Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fred Cochran Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fred Cochran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Bryson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989191 <5>
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Truitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Brendle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brendle Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendle Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Breedlove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Grave Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windy Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Windy Gap Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap Cemetery
- Tippet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Angel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wells Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Tom Nations Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tom Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Nations Cemetery
- Nations Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leatherman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Unahala
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Greens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Tellico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Ellijay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Dillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Whittier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bryson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Cullowhee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sylva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Erastus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Wesser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- East Laport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Judson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tuckasegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paint Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
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 Shepherd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Franklin
- Sylva
- Webster
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 professional and volunteer 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 Shepherd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Shepherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1015419 (Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015419 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 646 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alarka
- Location given for Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2784298 Lon: -83.3854318
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Macon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shepherd 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |