A visit to the Shamlin 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 Shamlin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shamlin Cemetery:
38.5240, -81.3096
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shamlin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shamlin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Shamlin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Shamlin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shamlin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gandee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Hindsman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hindsman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsman Cemetery
- Deverick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Deverick Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deverick Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Clendenin.
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Rolling Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rolling Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hill Cemetery
- Armstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Armstead Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstead Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Keffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keffer Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffer Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shamlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shamlin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wellford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Porter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Falling Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Bomont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Kester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Youngs Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Three Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elkhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Looneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Valley Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Wills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Jarretts Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Roxalana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Pinch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cicerone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Island Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
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 Shamlin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shamlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shamlin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clendenin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shamlin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Shamlin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546612 (Shamlin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546612 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clio
- Location given for Shamlin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.523986 Lon: -81.3095626
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shamlin 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. |
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