A visit to the Shaw Island 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 Shaw Island Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shaw Island Cemetery (FG ID #2380068).
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 Shaw Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaw Island Cemetery:
48.5730, -122.9496
The Shaw Island Cemetery is located in San Juan County<2>.
The county seat for San Juan County is located in Friday Harbor. Friday Harbor lies just to the southwest of the Shaw Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of the Shaw Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lopez Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
- Royal Oak Burial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harling Point Chinese Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pender Island Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quadra Street Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Bay Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lummi Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lummi Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi Cemetery
- Bay View Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Bay View Cemetery is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- St. Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Veteran's Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Bow Cemetery is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Cemetery
- Sunnyland Memorial Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaw Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shaw Island
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orcas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lopez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friday Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lopez Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- False Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastsound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Roche Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Urban
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Alexander Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Shaw Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Juan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anacortes
- Friday Harbor
- Lopez
- Lopez lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Shaw Island Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lopez.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
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 websites either 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 Shaw Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to San Juan 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 Shaw Island Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2380068
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 Washington's counties, including San Juan, 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- Shaw Island 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. |