A visit to the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shaw Cemetery (FG ID #101441).
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:
40.4301, -99.5786
The Shaw Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Shaw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Cemetery.
Establishment of the Shaw Cemetery ...
The Shaw Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loomis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kellner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Industry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moses Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstrom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oxford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adullam Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Homerville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edison Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Edison Cemetery is located in Furnas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McGuire Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Platte Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loomis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bertrand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holdrege
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sacramento
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ragan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Funk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Arapahoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hollinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flynn Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orleans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huntley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Wilcox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Overton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arapahoe
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Beaver City
- Bertrand
- Edison
- Elm Creek
- Elwood
- Funk
- Holbrook
- Holdrege
- Loomis
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Overton
- Oxford
- Ragan
- Smithfield
- Stamford
- Wilcox
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shaw Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #101441
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833363 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833363 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 742 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loomis
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4302864 Lon: -99.5784424
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Nebraska's counties, including Phelps, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shaw 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. |