A visit to the Shipley 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 Shipley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shipley Cemetery:
36.5040, -82.4804
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shipley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies just to the east northeast of the Shipley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shipley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shipley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Conkin Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkin Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- Lady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lady Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Cemetery
- Bowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bowery Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowery Cemetery
- Isley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Isley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isley Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Pyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pyles Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Strickler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Strickler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Kendricks Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Roller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roller Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines 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 Shipley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shipley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colonial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Beechwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Fordtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Orebank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Spurgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Colby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Horace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Cherokee Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Thom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Sac ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Morrison City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Lella ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Blountville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Rotherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
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 Shipley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shipley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Shipley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Shipley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270117 (Shipley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270117 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Springs
- Location given for Shipley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5039912 Lon: -82.4804248
- 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 Sullivan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shipley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |