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The location of the Shemwell Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shemwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shemwell Cemetery

Lat:   36.6103°   (36° 36' 37")

Lon:   -87.8867°   (-87° 53' 12")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shemwell Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Bumpus Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tobaccoport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
      • Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County
    • Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
      • Former name for Dover:
      • Monroe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County
    • Legate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
      • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
    • Bennettstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
      • Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Cadiz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Cadiz is located in Trigg County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Throckmorton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
        • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
      • Caledonia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
        • Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
      • Aurora
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Herndon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
        • Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Newstead
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
        • Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Trigg Furnace
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
        • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
      • McKinnon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
        • McKinnon is located in Houston County
      • Cumberland City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Howel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
        • Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Tennessee Ridge
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Erin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
        • Erin is located in Houston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <4>
      • Gracey
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
        • Gracey is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Almo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
        • Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shemwell Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Legate Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legate Cemetery
    • Knott Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knott Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knott Cemetery
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Acree Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Acree Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acree Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Dover.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acree Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1761737 <6>
    • Jimerson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jimerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jimerson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jimerson Cemetery
    • Neville Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neville Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neville Creek Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neville Creek Cemetery
    • Cathey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cathey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cathey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathey Cemetery
    • Houston Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houston Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
    • Sills Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sills Cemetery
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Nolan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
    • Continue List   (23 more) ...
      • Brandon Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery
      • Luton Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Luton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luton Cemetery
      • Wallace Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Morgan Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Green Hill Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
      • Kingins Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kingins Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingins Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Ross Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ross Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Cherry Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cherry Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
      • Wiggins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggins Cemetery
      • Sills Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sills Cemetery
      • Hill Top Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Top Cemetery
      • Whitford Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitford Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitford Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
        • 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 northeast of Bumpus Mills.
        • The Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979397 <6>
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bumpus Mills.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13917 <6>
      • Crow Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crow Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
      • Ezell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ezell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ezell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ezell Cemetery
      • Samsil Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samsil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Samsil Cemetery is located in Trigg County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samsil Cemetery
      • Clark Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clark Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Wallace Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Brandon Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1270031 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tharpe
      • County: Stewart         Elev: 129
      • Location given for GNIS #1270031 (Shemwell Cemetery)

    The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shemwell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6103, Longitude: -87.8867       In this case, the coordinates for the Shemwell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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