A visit to the Shepard 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 Shepard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shepard Cemetery:
37.9034, -81.2870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shepard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Shepard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shepard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shepard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maynor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Maynor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- William Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Biggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Workman Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
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]<3> of the Shepard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shepard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pax
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Sweeneyburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Kilsyth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Redstar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Zada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Skelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Wriston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Old Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Wickham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Sprague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Stanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Piney View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
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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 Shepard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shepard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Shepard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Shepard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546666 (Shepard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546666 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 596 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pax
- Location given for Shepard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9034445 Lon: -81.2870498
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shepard 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. |