A visit to the Shockley 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 Shockley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shockley Cemetery:
35.6345, -85.4766
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shockley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shockley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the north of the Shockley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shockley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Shockley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shockley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- White Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill Cemetery
- Hitchcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hitchcox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcox Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Hillis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Crain Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Hill Cemetery
- McGregor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McGregor Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- New Rocky Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The New Rocky Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rocky Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek Cemetery
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14530 <5>
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Centerhill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerhill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerhill Cemetery
- The Centerhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hills Creek Cemetery
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mooneyham Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooneyham Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shockley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shockley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chalybeate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Brockdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Bone Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Campaign
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Quebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Pailo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Fall City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Doyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- McMinnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
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 Shockley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shockley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dunlap
- McMinnville
- Pikeville
- Spencer
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 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 Shockley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Shockley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1647588 (Shockley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1647588 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 569 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spencer
- Location given for Shockley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6345109 Lon: -85.47664
- 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 Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shockley 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. |