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A visit to the Shumway 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 Shumway Cemetery ...

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

41.7165, -77.2733

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

The Shumway Cemetery is located in Tioga County<2>.

The county seat for Tioga County is located in Wellsboro. Wellsboro lies just to the north northwest of the Shumway Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shumway Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Shumway Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Academy Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellsboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wellsboro Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellsboro Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Wellsboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #238467 <5>
  • Welsh Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dartt Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tioga County Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tioga County Memorial Gardens is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga County Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga County Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Whitneyville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135302 <5>
  • Antrim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Antrim Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Cemetery
  • Niles Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Niles Valley Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Niles Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Wellsboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45611 <5>
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Run Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Elk Run Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Cemetery
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bullock Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ansonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gray Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
    • Middlebury Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Short Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Arbon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Shumway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shumway Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wellsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Balsam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Balsam is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
  • Brownlee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brownlee is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Charleston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Charleston is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Antrim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Antrim is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
  • Cherry Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
  • Whitneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
  • Landrus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Landrus is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
  • West Covington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Covington is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
  • Thumptown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
  • Marsh Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Niles Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Asaph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Asaph is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
    • Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ansonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hoytville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
    • Pine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Covington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Keeneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
    • Lorenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
    • Hartsfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
    • Sebring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sebring is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
    • Blossburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mansfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Hammond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hammond is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond

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 Shumway Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tioga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shumway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Shumway Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Tioga 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 Shumway Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1187636  (Shumway Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187636 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: Tioga
      • Est. Elev: 554 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Antrim
      • Location given for Shumway Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.7164616     Lon: -77.2733079
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Tioga, 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- Shumway 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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