A visit to the Shelley 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 Shelley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelley Cemetery:
40.4817, -80.7104
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shelley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Steubenville. Steubenville lies just to the south southeast of the Shelley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shelley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shelley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knoxville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Somerset Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Island Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek Cemetery
- Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hammondsville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville Cemetery
- Seever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Seever Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seever Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Carne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carne Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Cumberland Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Cumberland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of New Cumberland (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79399 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shelley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Osage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Knoxville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Island Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- New Somerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stratton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cream City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Zalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Wintersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alikanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- New Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Steubenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weirton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Wellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bergholz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fernwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Walkers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
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 Shelley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Cumberland
- Steubenville
- Toronto
- Weirton
- Wellsville
- Wintersville
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 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 Shelley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Shelley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1046176 (Shelley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046176 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Knoxville
- Location given for Shelley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4817324 Lon: -80.7103554
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Shelley 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. |