A visit to the Shelby 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 Shelby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelby Cemetery:
36.3612, -83.7566
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shelby Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Maynardville. Maynardville lies just to the south southwest of the Shelby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shelby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Shelby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Shoffner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shoffner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Ousley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Newt Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Newt Cook Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newt Cook Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shelby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Sandlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Goin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Loo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Braden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Maynardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- New Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Lulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Paulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Lea Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
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 Shelby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Tazewell
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 either 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 Shelby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Shelby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1269981 (Shelby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269981 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maynardville
- Location given for Shelby Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3611914 Lon: -83.7565782
- 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 Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelby 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |