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A visit to the Selma 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 Selma Cemetery ...

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

33.4804, -97.8892

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

The Selma Cemetery is located in Montague County<2>.

The county seat for Montague County is located in Montague. Montague lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Selma Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Selma Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Selma Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tartar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Tartar Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartar Cemetery
  • Brier Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Brier Creek Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek Cemetery
  • Prairie Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Crafton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Crafton Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton Cemetery
  • Sunset Beasley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Bowie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6639 <5>
  • Lindale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lindale Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cumber Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cumber Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber Cemetery
    • Queens Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Queens Park Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park Cemetery
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Fryer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Fryer Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Lake Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
    • Lake Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
    • Huddelston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Huddelston Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddelston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddelston Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sunset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4396 <5>
    • Scrougy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Scrougy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougy Cemetery
    • Denver Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Denver Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
    • Tage Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tage Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tage Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Selma Cemetery.

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

  • Fruitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Bowie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowie is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
  • Park Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Sunset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Salona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
  • Bellevue
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alvord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Postoak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Montague
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Harp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Wizard Wells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Forestburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Joy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Runaway Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shannon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Hardy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Jacksboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Nocona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluegrove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ringgold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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 Selma Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montague County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Selma 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 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 Selma Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Montague 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 Selma Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367951  (Selma Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367951 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: Montague
      • Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selma
      • Location given for Selma Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4803859     Lon: -97.8892029
      • 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 Montague, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Selma 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.