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A visit to the East Hamilton 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 East Hamilton Cemetery ...

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

31.6307, -93.8905

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

The East Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the East Hamilton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the East Hamilton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the East Hamilton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Windham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • Munnerlyn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Munnerlyn Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn Cemetery
  • Polley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Polley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley Cemetery
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
  • Latham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Latham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
  • Sweet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sweet Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
  • Bennetts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bennetts Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Cemetery
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • East Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
    • Strother Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Strother Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
    • Strong Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Strong Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
    • Rather Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rather Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
    • Cordrey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Cordrey Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordrey Cemetery
    • Williams Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
    • Liberty Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Alford Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the East Hamilton Cemetery.

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

  • Huxley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Geneva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Noble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <6>
  • Milam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • San Augustine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zwolle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <6>
  • Shelbyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosevine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Converse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Choice
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Campti
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Campti is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
  • Rebecca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Maxey Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Bayou Scie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Short
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Hemphill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Negreet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Denning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Stanley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people

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 East Hamilton 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 East Hamilton 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 professional and volunteer 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 East Hamilton 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 East Hamilton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1384856  (East Hamilton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1384856 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: 87 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Patroon North
      • Location given for East Hamilton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6307316     Lon: -93.8904662
      • 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 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 '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- East Hamilton 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.