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:
41.0712, -81.9376
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 Medina County<2>.
The county seat for Medina County is located in Medina. Medina lies just to the northeast of the Shaw Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendsville Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville Cemetery
- Waltz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Waltz Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
- Old Westfield Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spitzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spitzer Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spitzer Cemetery
- Chatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chatham Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Old Lodi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Lodi Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lodi Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Black River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Black River Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Cemetery
- Burbank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burbank Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Cemetery
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- Canaan Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Canaan Bend Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Bend Cemetery
- Maple Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Mound Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Mound Cemetery
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Hill Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Seville.
- Guilford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Guilford Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Cemetery
- Crowfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crowfoot Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Old Medina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Medina Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Medina Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The York Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
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 Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chippewa Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <5>
- Westfield Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Gloria Glens Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Friendsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Styx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Risley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pawnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Aukerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- River Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Windfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Abbeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Rittman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Congress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wadsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Youngs Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Valley City Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Medina County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Litchfield
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shaw Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Medina
- Seville
- Sharon Center
- Wadsworth
- West Salem
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 either 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Medina 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 #1046151 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046151 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: Medina
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westfield Center
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0711662 Lon: -81.9376413
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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 Ohio's counties, including Medina, 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 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. |