A visit to the Shanks 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 Shanks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shanks Cemetery:
36.5034, -82.9082
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shanks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shanks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies just to the southwest of the Shanks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shanks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shanks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shanks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Creatch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Creatch Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creatch Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looneys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551946 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Klepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Klepper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepper Cemetery
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- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Looneys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Looneys Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneys Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Gillenwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillenwater Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater Cemetery
- Gilley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Herron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Looney Mauk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Looney Mauk Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Mauk Cemetery
- The Looney Mauk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looney Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2560218 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shanks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Surgoinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Eidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Kyles Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Strahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Baileyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Block City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Romeo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Jearoldstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Shanks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Shanks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Shanks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1301220 (Shanks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301220 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneys Gap
- Location given for Shanks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5034281 Lon: -82.9082201
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shanks 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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