A visit to the Sheppard 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 Sheppard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheppard Cemetery:
38.9909, -81.4423
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheppard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the north northeast of the Sheppard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheppard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sheppard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheppard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Center Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesnest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cranesnest Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesnest Cemetery
- Two Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Two Run Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run Cemetery
- Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Palestine.
- The Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Church Cemetery
- Palestine Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327950 <5>
- Prosperity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gant Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78443 <5>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Gaites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaites Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaites Cemetery
- Gridley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- McClung Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McClung Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClung Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- McCutcheon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCutcheon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutcheon Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Two Ripple Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beauchamp - Newman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Sheppard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheppard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peewee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Lucile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Reedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Burning Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Leachtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Slate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Odaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Browning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Wilding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Sandyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Triplett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Willowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
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 Sheppard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheppard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Sheppard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wirt 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 Sheppard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546674 (Sheppard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546674 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: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reedy
- Location given for Sheppard Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9909146 Lon: -81.4423433
- 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 Wirt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sheppard 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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