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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.4301°   (40° 25' 48")

Lon:   -99.5786°   (-99° 34' 42")

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Furnas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
    • Ragan is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <6>
  • Funk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Funk is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Arapahoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Elwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Gosper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <6>
    • Hollinger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
      • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollinger
      • From the Shaw Cemetery to Hollinger
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <6>
    • Huntley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Wilcox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <6>
    • Overton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <6>
    • Elm Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
      • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <6>

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Shaw Cemetery:

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 #833363  (Shaw Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #833363 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Loomis
    • County: Phelps         Elev: 742
    • Location given for GNIS #833363 (Shaw Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101441

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shaw Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4301, Longitude: -99.5786    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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