A visit to the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaw Cemetery:
35.6092, -86.2514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Shaw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bivens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bivens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Frizzell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Frizzell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzell Cemetery
- Bouton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bouton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Chadwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chadwick Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cold Ridge Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Crosslin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crosslin Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslin Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beechgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gossburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wartrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Haley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Cortner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burgen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cascade Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Burns Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Vannatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Forest Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Kittrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
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 Shaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Manchester
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 professional and volunteer 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 Shaw Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Shaw Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319479 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319479 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wartrace
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6092391 Lon: -86.2513818
- 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 Bedford, 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- Shaw 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. |