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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 #1959780).

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 Sears Chapel Cemetery ...

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

33.5050, -96.3766

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sears Chapel Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.

The Sears Chapel Cemetery is located

The 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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:

  • Lindsey Springs Cemetery

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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

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
    • Bonham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sears Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bonham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
    • Savoy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the North (N) of the Sears Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Savoy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Tom Bean
  • Trenton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sears Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fannin 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 Sears Chapel Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1959780

    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 '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- Sears Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.