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A visit to the Rather 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 Rather Cemetery ...

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

31.6888, -94.0169

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

The Rather Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rather Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rather Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rather Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McWilliams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
  • Daugherty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Latham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Latham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
  • Sample Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Sample Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
  • Cannon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cannon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
  • East Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
  • Hollow Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
  • Biggers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Biggers Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers Cemetery
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
  • Creech Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Creech Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sinclair Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
    • Neuville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Neuville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuville Cemetery
    • Neuvine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Neuvine Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuvine Cemetery
    • Old Buckner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Old Buckner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Buckner Cemetery
    • Whitton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Whitton Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton Cemetery
    • Lane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • Price Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
    • Windham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Hamilton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton Cemetery
    • Strong Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Strong Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rather Cemetery.

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

  • Shelbyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Choice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Huxley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Africa is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Campti
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Campti is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
  • Short
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • San Augustine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Denning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Maxey Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Rosevine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rebecca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Haslam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Noble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <6>
    • Converse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Logansport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Joaquin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Arcadia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Milam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Attoyac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Zwolle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <6>
    • Tenaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chireno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bronson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Martinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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 Rather 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 Rather 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 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 Rather 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 Rather Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382595  (Rather Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382595 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: 117 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hurstown
      • Location given for Rather Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6887863     Lon: -94.0168591
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rather 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.