A visit to the Shannon - King 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 Shannon - King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shannon - King Cemetery:
37.2182, -80.7415
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shannon - King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shannon - King Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pearisburg. Pearisburg lies just to the north of the Shannon - King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shannon - King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shannon - King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shannon - King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eatons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thessalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thessalia Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Dublin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Dublin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dublin Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Birchlawn Burial Park is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchlawn Burial Park
- Mason French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason French Cemetery
- Woolwine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woolwine Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Highland Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shannon - King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shannon - King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poplar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Thessalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Parrott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Pearisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Narrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hilton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wurno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Newbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Simpkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Lurich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Glen Lyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Willowton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
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 Shannon - King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shannon - King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mechanicsburg
- Newbern
- Pearisburg
- Pulaski
- Radford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Shannon - King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Shannon - King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487029 (Shannon-King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487029 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 585 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Staffordsville
- Location given for Shannon-King Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2181777 Lon: -80.7414584
- 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 Giles, 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- Shannon - King 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. |