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. 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 Shelby Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelby Chapel Cemetery:
32.2378, -95.8205
The Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Athens.
The cemetery is located in Henderson County<3>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the southwest of the Shelby Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Sand Flat Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Rounsavall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rounsavall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsavall Cemetery
- Blackjack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Alligator Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Alligator Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Wreary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goodgame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodgame Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodgame Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Leagueville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Malakoff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New York Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
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)
- 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)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Malakoff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eustace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caney City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Star Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Moore Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- 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)
- Ben Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tundra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enchanted Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- 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)
- Payne Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- 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)
- 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.
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Shelby Chapel Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #169375
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 '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- Shelby Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |