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:
36.2768, -83.0829
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 Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shepherd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- McCullough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McCullough Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Ed Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ed Berry Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Berry Cemetery
- Gulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gulley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Burdine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burdine Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Hyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Bent Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bent Creek Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Frank Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frank Berry Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Berry Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Gulley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gulley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley Cemetery
- Coward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Creechs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haun Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haun Cemetery
- Coward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
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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:
- Bulls Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Marvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Persia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- East Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Strahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Mosheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Ottway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Amis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Bean Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bright Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Kepler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Marshalls Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
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 Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- Rogersville
- Whitesburg
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 helpful 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 Hawkins 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 #1303565 (Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303565 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bulls Gap
- Location given for Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2767626 Lon: -83.0829417
- 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 Hawkins, 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 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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