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A visit to the Selman 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 Selman Cemetery ...

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

31.6632, -94.9935

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

The Selman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Selman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Selman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Palestine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Old Palestine Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Palestine Cemetery
    • The Old Palestine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Palestine Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597223 <5>
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • New Hope Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The New Hope Community Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Alto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198119 <5>
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
    • Hester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
    • Redland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Redland Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • Looney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Looney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
    • Pleasant Holly Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery

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]<3> of the Selman Cemetery.

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

  • Alto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
  • Douglass
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Weeping Mary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Nat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Dextra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Looneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Sacul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rusk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alazan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Cushing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reklaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Weches
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Ponta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Pollok
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trawick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Redtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown

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 Selman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Selman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Selman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Selman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367953  (Selman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367953 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Douglass
      • Location given for Selman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6632326     Lon: -94.993549
      • 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 Cherokee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Selman 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.