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We aren't confident of the location of the Shires Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


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 <2> 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. 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 Shires Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shires Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   33.7764°   (33° 46' 35")

Lon:   -96.8200°   (-96° 49' 11")

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 .

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 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 Shires Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Grayson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shires Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
    • Locust
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Grayson County
    • Cedar Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
    • Sherwood Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County
    • Dixie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
    • Sadler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
    • Pottsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
    • Whitesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Southmayd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Shay
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
        • Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Callisburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
        • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Preston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
        • Preston is located in Grayson County
      • Knollwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
        • Knollwood is located in Grayson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Frontier Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
        • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
      • Custer City ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
        • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Oak Ridge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
        • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Collinsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lebanon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sherman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
        • Twin City is located in Grayson County
      • Cartwright
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • McBride
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
        • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)

    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.

    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.<7>

    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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Berry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the north of Gordonville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250909 <2>
    • 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)
      • The Locust Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Pottsboro.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1062948 <2>
    • Grubb Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grubb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Grubb Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubb Cemetery
    • 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)
      • The Allison Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • The Allison Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alience Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173615 <2>
    • Henry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sandusky Cemetery
      • Sandy Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315900 <2>
    • 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)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blassingame Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Blassingame Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blassingame Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2509465 <2>
      • Porter Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Porter Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Porter Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • The Porter Cemetery has also been known as:
        • South Rich Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Harvill - Rowe Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harvill - Rowe Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Harvill - Rowe Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvill - Rowe Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454372 <2>
      • Dixie Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Christian Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Christian Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • The Christian Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Harsbarger Cemetery
        • Needle Ridge Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2901 <2>
      • Black Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Cemetery is located in Marshall County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
      • Willis Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willis Cemetery is located in Marshall County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371531 <2>
      • Sadler Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Sadler Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • The Sadler Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethlehem Cemetery
        • Roberts Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sadler Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6559 <2>
      • Enterprise Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • The Enterprise Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Wood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3447 <2>
      • Georgetown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

    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:

    The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <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 things 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 Shires Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7764, Longitude: -96.8200    
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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