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A visit to the Prairie View 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 Prairie View Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie View Cemetery:

31.7813, -94.1710

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

The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies just to the north northwest of the Prairie View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Prairie View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Henrietta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Blunt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Blunt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt Cemetery
  • Newburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Newburn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
  • Old Buckner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Old Buckner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Buckner Cemetery
  • Sinclair Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
  • Biggers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Biggers Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Yard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedar Yard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Yard Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Creech Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Creech Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
    • Cannon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cannon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
    • Asbury Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Chapel Cemetery
    • North Jericho Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The North Jericho Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jericho Cemetery
    • Neuvine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Neuvine Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuvine Cemetery
    • Neuville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Neuville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuville Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Hayden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
    • Mt. Gillion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Gillion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillion Cemetery
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Borders Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Borders Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borders Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McWilliams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
    • Price Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
    • Truitt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Truitt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie View Cemetery.

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

  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Africa is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Short
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Choice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Shelbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Campti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Campti is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Tenaha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Joaquin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Haslam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Haslam is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
  • Timpson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Logansport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • San Augustine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Huxley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Attoyac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Denning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Garrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Stanley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Gary City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Swift
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Fitze
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze

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 Prairie View 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 Prairie View 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 either 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 Prairie View 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 Prairie View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365745  (Prairie View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365745 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: 107 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Center
      • Location given for Prairie View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7812849     Lon: -94.1710305
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie View 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.