A visit to the Sears Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sears Chapel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sears Chapel Cemetery (FG ID #2244648)
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 Sears Chapel Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sears Chapel Cemetery has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sears Chapel Cemetery
Lat: 33.5050° (33° 30' 18")
Lon: -96.3766° (-96° 22' 35")
The Sears Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County<3>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Sears Chapel Cemetery .
Name Variations for Sears Chapel Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Sears Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sears Chapel Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sears Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Canon Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kentucky Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vittitoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lasater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Everheart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Worden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Coon Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coon Town Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coon Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coon Town Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Wrenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrenn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wrenn Cemetery is located in Fannin County
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]<4> of the Sears Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sears Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitewright
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whiterock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Bean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edhube
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Collin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <7>
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Fannin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <7>
- Van Alstyne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Frognot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ravenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tribune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(13 miles [20.9 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 Sears Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sears Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonham
- Howe
- Howe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the West (W) of the Sears Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Leonard
- Savoy
- Tom Bean
- Trenton
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 Sears Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 Sears Chapel Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Sears Chapel Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fannin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sears Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5050, Longitude: -96.3766 |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |