A visit to the South Shaftsbury 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 South Shaftsbury Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Shaftsbury Cemetery (FG ID #1971792).
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 South Shaftsbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Shaftsbury Cemetery:
42.9417, -73.2106
The South Shaftsbury Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the South Shaftsbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Shaftsbury Cemetery.
Name Variations for South Shaftsbury Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
South Shaftsbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shaftsbury Village Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the South Shaftsbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Shaftsbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Niles Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Cemetery
- Elias Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Rice - A. Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452477 <1>
- Elwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdillville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old First Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vermont Veterans Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Josiah Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Burden Ore Bed - Sherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bennington Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Shaftsbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Shaftsbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Shaftsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Bennington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paper Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Shaftsbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Old Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Bennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shaftsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodford Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Glastenbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Hoosick Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoosick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pownal Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Eagle Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pownal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Anaquassacook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderland is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 South Shaftsbury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Shaftsbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Eagle Bridge
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 South Shaftsbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Bennington 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 South Shaftsbury Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1971792
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920450 (South Shaftsbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920450 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: Bennington
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bennington
- Location given for South Shaftsbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9414672 Lon: -73.2103859
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, 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 from Point A (ie- South Shaftsbury 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |