Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shatto (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shatto. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shatto is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Shatto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shatto:
- Jackson County (The home county of Shatto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Hereford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ripley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fairplain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Odaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Pink
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Oka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Clay County
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Island Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Legg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
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- Aarons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Wills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Wellford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Elkview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Cross Lanes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Clendenin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Letart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
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- Arbuckle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
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- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grimms Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
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- Flatrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
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- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Fivemile
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Eleanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poca
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ritchie County
- Cisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Flint Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Reedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Cicerone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Graux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Triplett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Looneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Peewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Leachtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Eli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Mineral Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Kanawha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Lubeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Youba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Carlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bladen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Spiller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Racine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Welshtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shatto, see our County-by-County Page for Shatto.
Cemeteries Near Shatto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shatto.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shatto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shatto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Pantell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waybright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Casto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Easter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Casto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (858 more) ...
- Casto - Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Siniaville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Board Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Shatto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shatto.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shatto, with the one closest to Shatto listed first.
- Hereford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Fairplain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Parchment Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Given
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Given is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Louther
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Louther is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louther
- Belgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Kenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Evans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Red Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Knob is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shatto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shatto.
Newspapers Published in Shatto ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shatto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shatto, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shatto.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shatto:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shatto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Shatto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |