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A visit to the Shelby 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 Shelby Chapel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shelby Chapel Cemetery (FG ID #169375)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shelby Chapel Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.2378°   (32° 14' 16")

Lon:   -95.8205°   (-95° 49' 13")

The cemetery is located in Henderson County<3>.

As an estimate, the Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Athens.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the southwest of the Shelby Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shelby Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Athens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Flat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Flat Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Barker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Rounsavall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rounsavall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rounsavall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rounsavall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Owen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Alligator Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alligator Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alligator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alligator Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ray Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Wreary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Goodgame Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodgame Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodgame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodgame Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Payne Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Leagueville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Chinquapin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinquapin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinquapin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Malakoff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New York Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New York Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Shelby Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelby Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Athens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Murchison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murchison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
    • Murchison is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murchison <6>
  • Pine Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Leagueville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • LaRue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Log Cabin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
    • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Malakoff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
    • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <6>
  • Brownsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Brownsboro is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsboro <6>
  • Eustace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustace
    • Eustace is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustace <6>
  • Caney City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
    • Caney City is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Star Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
    • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Moore Station
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
    • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cross Roads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
    • Ben Wheeler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wheeler
      • Ben Wheeler is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Wheeler <6>
    • Tundra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Enchanted Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
      • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Trinidad
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Poynor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
      • Poynor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <6>
    • Payne Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
      • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Bois d'Arc
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fosterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mabank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabank have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank
      • Mabank is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabank <6>
    • Gun Barrel City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Shelby Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Henderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athens
  • Malakoff

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shelby Chapel Cemetery:

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 Shelby Chapel Cemetery:

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shelby Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2378, Longitude: -95.8205    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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