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 ...
The Rather Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Biggers Cemetery
- The Biggers Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Cannon Cemetery
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Center Ridge Cemetery
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Sabine County
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- Creech Cemetery
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Crockett Cemetery
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Sabine County
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- Daugherty Cemetery
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- East Hamilton Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Hollow Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holly Springs Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
- The Lane Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
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- Latham Cemetery
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- McWilliams Cemetery
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Neuville Cemetery
- The Neuville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Neuvine Cemetery
- The Neuvine Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Old Buckner Cemetery
- The Old Buckner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Price Cemetery
- The Price Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Sample Cemetery
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Sinclair Cemetery
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Strong Cemetery
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Whitton Cemetery
- The Whitton Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
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- Windham 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 alphabetically:
- Africa ‑ Historic
- Africa is located in Shelby County
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- Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
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- Attoyac
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
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- Bronson
- Campti
- Campti is located in Shelby County
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- Center
- Chireno
- Choice
- Choice is located in Shelby County
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- Converse
- Denning
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
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- Geneva
- Haslam
- Haslam is located in Shelby County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Huxley
- Huxley is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Joaquin
- Logansport
- Martinsville
- Maxey Town
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
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- Milam
- Noble
- Rebecca
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
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- Rosevine
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
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- San Augustine
- Shelbyville
- Short
- Short is located in Shelby County
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- Stanley
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Tenaha
- Zwolle
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.
- Bronson
- Logansport
- San Augustine
- Shelbyville
- Tenaha
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rather Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |