A visit to the Shearer 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 Shearer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shearer Cemetery:
39.8398, -84.1213
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shearer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shearer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies just to the southwest of the Shearer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shearer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shearer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shearer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- House of Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dille Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dille Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dille Cemetery
- Union Schoolhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bath Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Cassel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cassel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassel Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Poplar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill Cemetery
- Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dayton Memorial Park
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40512 <5>
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- Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Willow View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harshman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harshman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshman Cemetery
- Gerlaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gerlaugh Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaugh Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Kemp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
- Aley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Aley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aley Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mitman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitman Cemetery
- Medway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Medway Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Cemetery
- Huber Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shearer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shearer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Sulphur Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Park Layne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Fort McKinley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Deerpark Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Ginghamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Stillwater Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Beavercreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holiday Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- New Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Tipp City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Shearer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shearer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beavercreek
- Dayton
- Englewood
- Fairborn
- Huber Heights
- New Carlisle
- Oakwood
- Tipp City
- Vandalia
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 helpful 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 Shearer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Shearer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1960382 (Shearer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1960382 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairborn
- Location given for Shearer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8397804 Lon: -84.1213274
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Montgomery, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shearer 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |