A visit to the Hardshell 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 Hardshell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hardshell Cemetery:
31.9788, -95.5233
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hardshell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hardshell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hardshell 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 Hardshell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hardshell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dabbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Running Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Todd Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Todd Pond Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Pond Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion of Bushy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion of Bushy Creek Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion of Bushy Creek Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion of Bushy Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5445 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- The Pisgah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Bushy Creek Cemetery
- Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190723 <5>
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Frankston City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wofford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Frankston.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sand Flat Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <5>
- Allen Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neches Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Neches.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190747 <5>
- Earls Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Earls Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Chapel Cemetery
- Rock Hill Restland Park 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hardshell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hardshell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Brushy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Todd City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Frankston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Neches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cuney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Poynor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Berryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Wells Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Dogwood City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Teaselville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- LaRue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bois d'Arc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
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 Hardshell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hardshell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hardshell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Hardshell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1358781 (Hardshell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358781 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pert
- Location given for Hardshell Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9787757 Lon: -95.5232899
- 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 Anderson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hardshell 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. |