RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Bland County >> Shewey CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Virginia

The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia





A visit to the Shewey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shewey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shewey Cemetery (FG ID #52125)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shewey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shewey Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shewey Cemetery

Lat:   37.0612°   (37° 3' 40")

Lon:   -81.2591°   (-81° 15' 32")

The cemetery is located in Bland County<4>.

As an estimate, the Shewey Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Bland.

. Bland lies just to the east northeast of the Shewey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Shewey Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shewey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Bland County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bland County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkes Garden Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burkes Garden Central Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bland County
  • Floglesong Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floglesong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floglesong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floglesong Cemetery is located in Wythe County
  • Earhart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Newberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newberry Cemetery is located in Bland County
  • Temple Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Bland County
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Wythe County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Bland County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Tilson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tilson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Kimberling Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Wythe County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wythe County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Wythe County
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMullen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McMullen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Rosewood Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West End Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West End Cemetery is located in Wythe County
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Wythe County

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]<2> of the Shewey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shewey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Shewey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shewey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Shewey Cemetery:

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 Shewey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1487189  (Shewey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1487189 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Garden Mountain
    • County: Bland         Elev: 869
    • Location given for GNIS #1487189 (Shewey Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #52125

The official website for Bland County: www.bland.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shewey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0612, Longitude: -81.2591       In this case, the coordinates for the Shewey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 22 Apr 2025