A visit to the Shofner Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Shofner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shofner Cemetery:
31.2924, -94.4541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shofner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shofner Cemetery is located in Angelina County<2>.
The county seat for Angelina County is located in Lufkin. Lufkin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Shofner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shofner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shofner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shofner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Harnington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harnington Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnington Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Baron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baron Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron Cemetery
- Ozias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McNeil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McNiel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McNiel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNiel Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Huntington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Huntington Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Naren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Naren Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naren Cemetery
- Treadwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shawnee Creek Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Creek Cemetery
- The Shawnee Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben F. Walker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6869 <5>
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Miley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Miley Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley 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]<3> of the Shofner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shofner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Oak Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Boynton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Etoile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Dunagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Rocky Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Zavalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Broaddus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Bald Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Manning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Zana ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Nancy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nancy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Platt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Moffitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Dolan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Herty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Herty is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
- Woden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Chireno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- River Crest Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shofner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Angelina 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 Shofner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1382759 (Shofner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382759 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: Angelina
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Etoile South
- Location given for Shofner Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2924098 Lon: -94.454092
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Angelina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Shofner Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |