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A visit to the Shaw Bend 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 Shaw Bend Cemetery ...

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

31.3124, -98.6009

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

The Shaw Bend Cemetery is located in San Saba County<2>.

The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Shaw Bend Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Bend Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Shaw Bend Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nabors Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Nabors Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Creek Cemetery
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The McMillin Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin Cemetery
  • Harmony Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Harmony Ridge Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Ridge Cemetery
  • Big Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Cemetery
  • Mohler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mohler Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler Cemetery
  • Lower Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lower Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Valley Cemetery
  • Terry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Estep Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Estep Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    • The Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goldthwaite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3841 <5>
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Linn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Linn Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
    • Farr Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Farr Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
    • Rock Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
    • Ratler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler Cemetery
    • San Saba City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The San Saba City Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
      • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Odd Fellow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <5>
    • J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
      • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brown Cemetery
      • John H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594 <5>
    • Catclaw Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Catclaw Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catclaw Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • China Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The China Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Saba County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <5>
    • Senterfitt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Senterfitt Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shaw Bend Cemetery.

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

  • Goldthwaite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • San Saba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Lometa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bozar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
  • Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Center City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Mullin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Nix
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Star
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Cherokee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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 Shaw Bend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Shaw Bend Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Saba 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 Shaw Bend Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1368066  (Shaw Bend Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368066 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: San Saba
      • Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Saba Peak
      • Location given for Shaw Bend Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3123881     Lon: -98.600875
      • 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 San Saba, 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' (or 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- Shaw Bend 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.