A visit to the Shipe 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 Shipe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shipe Cemetery:
36.1256, -83.7071
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shipe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shipe Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Shipe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shipe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shipe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shipe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zachary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20713 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Rutledge Pike Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Mynatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mynatt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynatt Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
- Trent Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trent Cain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cain Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Duncum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Duncum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncum Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Mouth of Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Lea Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lea Springs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shipe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shipe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blaine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zacharytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Skaggston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Lea Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Mascot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Strawberry Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Corryton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maloneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- McMillan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Sentertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- John Sevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Wooddale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Thorn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Peters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Maynardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Dumplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Alena ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lulaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Paulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
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 Shipe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shipe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson City
- Luttrell
- Mascot
- Maynardville
- New Market
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 websites either 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 Shipe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Shipe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270115 (Shipe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270115 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Luttrell
- Location given for Shipe Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.12564 Lon: -83.707125
- 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 Grainger, 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- Shipe 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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