A visit to the Shipp 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 Shipp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shipp Cemetery:
35.8865, -87.4917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shipp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shipp Cemetery is located in Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the south of the Shipp Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Shipp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shipp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Canady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Canady Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hassell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Humble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Mt. Pillar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pillar Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pillar Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shipp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shipp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Graham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Whitfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Littlelot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Abiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Only
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Tidwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Primm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Dickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Burns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Duck River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Spencers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- McEwen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
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 Shipp Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shipp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Centerville
- Dickson
- McEwen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shipp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hickman 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 Shipp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270128 (Shipp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270128 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Texas Hollow
- Location given for Shipp Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.886454 Lon: -87.491682
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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 Hickman, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shipp 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |