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:
35.9728, -85.6716
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 DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Smithville. Smithville lies just to the west 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hutchings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchings Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchings Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adcock Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Brassel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brassel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassel Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- George - Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Southern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Southern Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cemetery
- Tollison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tollison Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tollison Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167432 <5>
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] of the Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peeled Chestnut
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Johnsons Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Drop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Fanchers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Philippi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Darkey Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Burgess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Boma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Fall City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Dibrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Quebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Southtown Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
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 DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 DeKalb 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 #1313770 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1313770 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sligo Bridge
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9728412 Lon: -85.6716482
- 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 DeKalb, 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 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. |