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:
36.0648, -83.8066
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest 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.
- Turley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- Biagiotti Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Biagiotti Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biagiotti Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadowlawn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Bair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bair Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bair Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Cobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobbs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
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- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Trout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Cemetery
- Tindell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tindell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindell Cemetery
- Luttrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Luttrell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Plumlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Plumlee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumlee Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod 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 Shipe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shipe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sentertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
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- John Sevier
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- McMillan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Maloneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Skaggston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Wooddale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Lyonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Strawberry Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zacharytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Corryton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Murphy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Fountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Greenway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Park City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Thorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Peters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Paulette
(9 miles [14.5 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. The following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shipe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Mascot
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 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 Knox 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 #1270113 (Shipe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270113 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: John Sevier
- Location given for Shipe Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0648058 Lon: -83.8065709
- 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 Knox, 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- 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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