A visit to the Shaws Chapel 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 Shaws Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaws Chapel Cemetery:
35.7220, -89.3367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaws Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaws Chapel Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Shaws Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaws Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shaws Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaws Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Woodville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Leggett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keltner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mary's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mary's Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mary's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Ripley.
- The Mary's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mary's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #186803 <5>
- Prater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Poston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Poston Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaws Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaws Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nutbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Toulon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Owl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Johnsons Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Maury City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Durhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Chestnut Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Flippin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Halls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Henning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Wellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Edith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
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 Shaws Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaws Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shaws Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Brownsville
- Friendship
- Halls
- Halls lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Shaws Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Ripley
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 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 Shaws Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Shaws Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319016 (Shaws Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319016 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tibbs
- Location given for Shaws Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7220208 Lon: -89.3367375
- 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 Haywood, 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- Shaws Chapel 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. |