A visit to the Shearin 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 Shearin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shearin Cemetery:
35.5406, -86.6039
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shearin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shearin Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the east southeast of the Shearin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shearin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Shearin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shearin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Darnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Glasscock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Glasscock Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lentz - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Crowells Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Crowell Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Shearin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shearin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearin Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stallings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stallings Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Molder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Molder Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molder Cemetery
- Collier - Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Shearin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shearin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Shelbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Caney Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Cochran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Talley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bell Buckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leftwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Yell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Wartrace
(15 miles [24.1 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 Shearin 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 Shearin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- 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 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 Shearin 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 Shearin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1269950 (Shearin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269950 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: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unionville
- Location given for Shearin Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5406266 Lon: -86.6038847
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shearin 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. |