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A visit to the Mount Gillion Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Gillion Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Mt. Gillion Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery

Lat:   31.8252°   (31° 49' 30")

Lon:   -94.3008°   (-94° 18' 2")

The Mt. Gillion Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies just to the east southeast of the Mt. Gillion Cemetery .

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 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 Mt. Gillion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Shelby County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Gillion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Arcadia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
    • Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Timpson
      (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
    • Tenaha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
    • Garrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Choice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Whispering Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Shelbyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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 <4>
    • Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Fitze
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Martinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Gary City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Caledonia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
        • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Campti
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
        • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Swift
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
        • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Murvaul
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murvaul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
        • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Buncome
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
        • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Joaquin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
        • Joaquin is located in Shelby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <4>
      • Attoyac
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
        • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Haslam
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
        • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Dotson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
        • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Concord
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Appleby
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • 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 Mt. Gillion 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 Mt. Gillion Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Gillion Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Powdrill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powdrill Cemetery
    • Newburn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newburn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburn Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Cedar Yard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Yard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Yard Cemetery
    • Hayden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayden Cemetery
    • Henrietta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henrietta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrietta Cemetery
    • Blunt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blunt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blunt Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Bobo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
    • Mull Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mull Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mast Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mast Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mast Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Prairie View Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
      • Oaklawn Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Restland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Restland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
      • Tennessee Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Jericho Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Jericho Cemetery is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Jericho Cemetery
      • Lone Oak Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery

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

    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 Mt. Gillion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1363247  (Mount Gillion Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1363247 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: Arcadia
      • County: Shelby         Elev: 126
      • Location given for GNIS #1363247 (Mount Gillion 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Gillion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8252, Longitude: -94.3008       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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