A visit to the Shepard 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 Shepard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shepard Cemetery:
36.4862, -87.1014
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shepard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shepard Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Shepard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shepard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shepard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shepard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Gower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gower Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Connell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Connell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Luter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Luter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luter Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gossett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Ft. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ft. Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stack Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stack Cemetery
- Stack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stack Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stack Cemetery
- Brewers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shepard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shepard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stroudville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Port Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lockertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Coopertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Guthrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Swan Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Keysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Saint Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
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 Shepard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shepard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Shepard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Guthrie
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Shepard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 Shepard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644425 (Shepard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644425 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant View
- Location given for Shepard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4861583 Lon: -87.1013916
- 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 Robertson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shepard 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. |