A visit to the Shillings 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 Shillings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shillings Cemetery:
35.8276, -84.6391
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shillings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shillings Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the east northeast of the Shillings Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shillings Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 39 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shillings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shillings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Lands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lands Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Cemetery
- Delaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Delaney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Newcome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Newcome Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcome Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Blankenbaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenbaker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenbaker Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Picket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Picket Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picket Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tedder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rockwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockwood Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Cemetery
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rockwood.
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swicegood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13595 <5>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Star Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hagler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hagler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Ault Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ault Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Post Oak Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shillings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shillings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Postoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Glen Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Midtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Emory Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Roddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Laddie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bazel Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Surprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Luttrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
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 Shillings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shillings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Kingston
- Oakdale
- Rockwood
- Spring City
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 Shillings Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Shillings Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270068 (Shillings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270068 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwood
- Location given for Shillings Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8275732 Lon: -84.6391046
- 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 Roane, 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- Shillings 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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