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A visit to the Lucas Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lucas Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.6788°   (31° 40' 43")

Lon:   -94.2638°   (-94° 15' 49")

The Lucas 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 north northeast of the Lucas Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lucas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
  • McCadley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCadley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCadley Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
  • Borders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Borders Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Powdrill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powdrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powdrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powdrill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
  • Spring Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
  • Greer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greer Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
  • Holt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of San Augustine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4318 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Buckner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Buckner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Clay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
      • The Clay Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Neuville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neuville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neuville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neuville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Neuvine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neuvine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neuvine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neuvine Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Sinclair Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinclair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinclair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Mull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mull Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Whitton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitton Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Creech Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creech Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Creech Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Short
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Short is located in Shelby County
  • Choice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
  • Arcadia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
  • Martinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Attoyac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Africa is located in Shelby County
  • Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Denning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
  • Shelbyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <7>
  • Swift
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Chireno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Campti
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Campti is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Garrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Timpson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
      • Timpson is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <7>
    • Fitze
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Maxey Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
    • Tenaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Woden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 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 Lucas 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 Lucas 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 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 Lucas Cemetery:

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 Lucas Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1361950  (Lucas Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1361950 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Herman
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 119
    • Location given for GNIS #1361950 (Lucas Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lucas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6788, Longitude: -94.2638       In this case, the coordinates for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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