A visit to the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shaw Cemetery (FG ID #6867).
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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaw Cemetery:
31.8882, -95.8764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Shaw Cemetery is located in Anderson County<3>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the east southeast of the Shaw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the east of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1057072 <1>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978276 <1>
- Jackson Quarters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Quarters Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Quarters Cemetery
- The Jackson Quarters Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4475 <1>
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Tennessee Colony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tennessee Colony Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Colony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tennessee Colony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tennessee Colony.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1565191 <1>
- Judson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jemison Quarters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jemison Quarters Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemison Quarters Cemetery
- The Jemison Quarters Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jimmerson Quarters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165866 <1>
- Jimmison Quarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stafford Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tyus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyus Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Price Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Price Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Price Chapel Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6179 <1>
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Ft. Houston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Houston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Houston Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west of Palestine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424393 <1>
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- Land of Memory Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
- The Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jerusalem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215945 <1>
- Concord Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Tennessee Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Blackfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Greens Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Massey Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montalba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bois d'Arc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Elmtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Elmwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #6867
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1368070 (Shaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368070 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cayuga
- Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8882205 Lon: -95.8763516
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, 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' (or 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- Shaw 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. |