A visit to the Shankel 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 Shankel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shankel Cemetery:
36.6259, -82.2493
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shankel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shankel Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Shankel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shankel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Shankel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shankel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sharett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharett Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Shankle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shankle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankle Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dishner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leonard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Claymen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Sproles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sproles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproles Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor 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 Shankel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shankel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Three Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akard Addition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Burson Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Benhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Beechnut City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Mendota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Mill Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Blountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Fugates Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Maces Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Sac ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Lella ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Holston Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
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 Shankel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shankel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
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 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 Shankel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Shankel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474216 (Shankel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474216 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 644 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallace
- Location given for Shankel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6259372 Lon: -82.2493032
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shankel 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. |