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A visit to the Abshier 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 Abshier Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abshier Cemetery:

29.9161, -94.6238

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abshier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Abshier Cemetery is located in Liberty County<2>.

The county seat for Liberty County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Abshier Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Abshier Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Abshier Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abshier Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Barrow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Worthy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Worthy Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthy Cemetery
  • Tom Richardson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Whites Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Whites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
  • Norris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
  • Albritton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Albritton Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
  • Speight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Speight Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speight Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Eminence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eminence Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Bayshore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bayshore Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Swinney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Swinney Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
    • Godfrey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Baxter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Baxter Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
    • Benjamin Barrow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sahara Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sahara Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abshier Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abshier Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hankamer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Turtle Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
  • Devers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wallisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moss Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Raywood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Monroe City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Anahuac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodson is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
  • Old River - Winfree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Ames
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Liberty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisetta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Double Bayou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
    • Winnie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <5>
    • Hull
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mont Belvieu
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Stowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beach City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Kenefick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Abshier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Liberty County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abshier 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 Abshier Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Liberty 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 Abshier Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350857  (Abshier Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350857 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: Liberty
      • Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whites Bayou
      • Location given for Abshier Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9160515     Lon: -94.6238065
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Liberty, 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- Abshier 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.