A visit to the Shemwell 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 Shemwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shemwell Cemetery:
36.6103, -87.8867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shemwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the south southeast of the Shemwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shemwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shemwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shemwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Legate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Knott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Knott Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Acree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acree Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1761737 <5>
- Jimerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jimerson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimerson Cemetery
- Neville Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Luton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Luton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Kingins - Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kingins - Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingins - Brandon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingins - Brandon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Bumpus Mills.
- The Kingins - Brandon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kingins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14354 <5>
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Hill Top Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Whitford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitford Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bumpus Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269587 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bumpus Mills.
- The Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979397 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bumpus Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13917 <5>
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Samsil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Samsil Cemetery is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsil Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shemwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shemwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Indian Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cadiz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Herndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Newstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Trigg Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- New Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- McKinnon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Cumberland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Tennessee Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
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 Shemwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shemwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Shemwell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- LaFayette
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 Shemwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Shemwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270031 (Shemwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270031 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tharpe
- Location given for Shemwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6103289 Lon: -87.8866902
- 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 Stewart, 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- Shemwell 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. |