A visit to the Shepherd 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 Shepherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shepherd Cemetery:
35.0345, -85.1755
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shepherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies just to the west of the Shepherd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shepherd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Shepherd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Lakewood East Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakewood Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memory Gardens East
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14448 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Brainerd Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Hill Cemetery
- Standifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Silverdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Varnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lomenick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lomenick Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomenick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lomenick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960074 <5>
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Old Graysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Graysville Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Graysville Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brainerd Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- East Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Orchard Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ooltewah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Oglethorpe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Collegedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lupton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Chattanooga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dewberry Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Apison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Shepherd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- East Ridge
- Ooltewah
- Red Bank
- Rossville
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 Shepherd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Shepherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1323069 (Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1323069 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Chattanooga
- Location given for Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0345186 Lon: -85.1755093
- 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 Hamilton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shepherd 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. |
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