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A visit to the Mount Gillion 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 Mt. Gillion Cemetery ...

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

31.8252, -94.3008

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Gillion Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Gillion Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • The Powdrill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powdrill Cemetery
  • Newburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Newburn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Cedar Yard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Yard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Yard Cemetery
  • Hayden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
  • Henrietta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta Cemetery
  • Blunt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Blunt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
  • Mull Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mull Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mull Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mast Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mast Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Restland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
    • Tennessee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
    • North Jericho Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The North Jericho Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jericho Cemetery
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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)
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
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  • Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Timpson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenaha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Short
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Africa is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Garrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Choice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Whispering Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Shelbyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Woods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Fitze
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Martinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gary City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Campti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Swift
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Murvaul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Buncome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
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    • Joaquin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Attoyac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Haslam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Dotson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Appleby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #1363247 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: 126 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arcadia
      • Location given for Mount Gillion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8251731     Lon: -94.3007562
      • 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 '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- Mt. Gillion 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.
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