A visit to the Shires 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 Shires Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shires Cemetery (FG ID #2239331).
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 Shires Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shires Cemetery:
33.7764, -96.8200
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shires Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Shires Cemetery is located in Grayson County<3>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southeast of the Shires Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shires Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shires Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shires Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gordonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Basin Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grubb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hagerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Noel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blassingame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harvill - Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sadler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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]<4> of the Shires Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shires Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gordonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Basin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sherwood Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sadler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Southmayd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Callisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coesfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knollwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Frontier Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
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 Shires Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shires Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Pottsboro
- Sherman
- Whitesboro
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 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 Shires Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Shires Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2239331
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, 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- Shires 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. |