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A visit to the Shapley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Shapley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shapley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shapley Cemetery

Lat:   42.8053°   (42° 48' 19")

Lon:   -75.5730°   (-75° 34' 22")

The Shapley Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Wampsville. Wampsville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Shapley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shapley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shapley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Colgate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colgate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colgate Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Madison Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madison Street Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Eaton Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Valley Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Earlville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Poolville Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poolville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poolville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poolville Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hamilton Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamilton Center Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Pine Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Woods Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • West Eaton Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Eaton Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Eaton Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Eaton Village Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Wilcok Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcok Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcok Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilcok Cemetery is located in Chenango County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Niles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Niles Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Graham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hubbardsville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762502 <5>
    • Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisville Rural Cemetery
      • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Morrisville.
      • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valley View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306069 <5>
    • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisville Rural Cemetery
      • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Morrisville.
    • Hawk Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawk Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Bonney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bonney Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Sherburne West Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherburne West Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherburne West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherburne West Hill Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Cole Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cole Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Madison Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Village Cemetery
      • The Madison Village Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Madison Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Madison.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968855 <5>
    • Indian Opening Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Opening Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Opening Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Opening Cemetery is located in Madison County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shapley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shapley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Randallsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randallsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Randallsville is located in Madison County
  • Hamilton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pecksport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pecksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
  • Earlville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <7>
  • Hamilton Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
  • East Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hamilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Bouckville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
  • West Eaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
    • West Eaton is located in Madison County
  • Morrisville Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrisville Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
  • South Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Morrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Solsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
      • Solsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <7>
    • Pratts Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Smyrna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <7>
    • Pratts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Otselic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
    • Sherburne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Oriskany Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
      • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <7>
    • Otselic Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otselic Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Munnsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Siloam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
    • Munns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
      • Munns is located in Madison County
    • Brookfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Peterboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sangerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County

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 Shapley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shapley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Shapley 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 Shapley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #964943  (Shapley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #964943 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: Hamilton
    • County: Madison         Elev: 347
    • Location given for GNIS #964943 (Shapley Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 New York's counties, including Madison, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shapley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8053, Longitude: -75.5730       In this case, the coordinates for the Shapley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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