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A visit to the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery ...

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

44.2264, -73.7876

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

The Shaw Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Shaw Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Estes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Estes Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
  • Ingalls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Ingalls Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Elba Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The North Elba Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba Cemetery
  • John Browns Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The John Browns Grave is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Browns Grave
  • Malbone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Malbone Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbone Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jay Central Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64172 <5>
  • Haselton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Haselton Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton Cemetery
  • Black River Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Black River Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • North Jay Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Jay Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay Cemetery
  • Franklin Falls Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Goodspeed Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Goodspeed Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeed Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • North Hudson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The North Hudson Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson Cemetery
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Holy Name Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Boardman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boardman Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Saint Huberts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
  • Upper Jay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Elba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Elba is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Placid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lewis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lewis is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Wilmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Whiteface
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • North Jay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
  • Witherbee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Witherbee is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
  • Au Sable Forks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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    • Ray Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Reber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Reber is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
    • Black Brook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
    • Tahawus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Westport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
    • Blue Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Moriah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Saranac Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Whallonsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
    • Thomasville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Henry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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. The following communities are located in Essex 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 first turn to 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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #964971  (Shaw Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #964971 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Keene Valley
      • Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2264369     Lon: -73.7876398
      • 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 New York's counties, including Essex, 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 obstructions 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>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.
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