A visit to the Shackelford 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 Shackelford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shackelford Cemetery:
36.6501, -83.3699
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shackelford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Shackelford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shackelford 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 Shackelford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shackelford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326902 <5>
- McLin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Pillion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Yeary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary Cemetery
- Edds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edds Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ealy Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealy Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Houndshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houndshell Cemetery
- Silver Leaf Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rose Hill.
- The Barker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barker - Garrett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49347 <5>
- Whisman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whisman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisman Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King 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 Shackelford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shackelford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pathfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Hubbard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Mary Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- South Wallins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Xenophon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bobs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Wallins Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Cawood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Coldiron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Fleenortown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Cranks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loyall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Callaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
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 Shackelford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shackelford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlan
- Jonesville
- Sneedville
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 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 Shackelford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Shackelford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474188 (Shackelford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474188 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 489 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rose Hill
- Location given for Shackelford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6500865 Lon: -83.3699051
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shackelford 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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