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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 Shelley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelley 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 Shelley Cemetery

Lat:   40.4817°   (40° 28' 54")

Lon:   -80.7104°   (-80° 42' 37")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoxville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoxville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClelland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClelland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Somerset Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Somerset Methodist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • New Somerset Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Somerset Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Somerset Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Somerset Christian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Center Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Island Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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    • Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Richmond Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Methodist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Richmond United Presbyterian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond United Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond United Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond United Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Hammondsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammondsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammondsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hammondsville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Seever Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seever Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seever Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Carne Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carne Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Coulter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • New Cumberland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cumberland Cemetery
      • The New Cumberland Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Cumberland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast 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 34 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Jefferson County
  • Knoxville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
  • Island Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Island Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • New Somerset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
    • New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
  • Sugar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <7>
  • Empire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Toronto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <7>
  • New Cumberland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
    • New Cumberland is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <7>
  • Stratton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cream City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
    • Cream City is located in Jefferson County
  • Zalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
    • Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
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    • Irondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Wintersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
      • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <7>
    • Alikanna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alikanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
      • Alikanna is located in Jefferson County
    • New Manchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
      • New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • New Salisbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Salisbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
      • New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
    • Steubenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weirton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
      • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <7>
    • Wellsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <7>
    • Fairhaven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Bergholz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fernwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
      • Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
      • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Bloomingdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <7>
    • Gould
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Jefferson County
    • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
      • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
    • Comettsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
      • Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Chester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <7>
    • East Liverpool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salineville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amsterdam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <7>

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.

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 Shelley 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 Shelley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1046176  (Shelley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1046176 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: Knoxville
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 334
    • Location given for GNIS #1046176 (Shelley Cemetery)

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shelley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4817, Longitude: -80.7104       In this case, the coordinates for the Shelley 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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