A visit to the Adams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Adams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Adams Cemetery (FG ID #2050).
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 Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
31.6845, -94.0733
The Adams Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Adams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Adams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McWilliams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Creech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Neuville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Neuville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuville Cemetery
- Biggers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Biggers Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Neuvine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Neuvine Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuvine Cemetery
- Rather Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rather Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Buckner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Buckner Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Whitton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitton Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Borders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Borders Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borders Cemetery
- Hollow Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Short
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- San Augustine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huxley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Denning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Attoyac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rebecca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rosevine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haslam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Joaquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chireno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tenaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logansport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Noble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Logansport
- San Augustine
- Shelbyville
- Tenaha
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 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Adams Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2050
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1350868 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350868 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hurstown
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6843426 Lon: -94.072972
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Shelby, 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- Adams 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. |