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A visit to the Shooks Bluff 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 Shooks Bluff Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shooks Bluff Cemetery:

31.4546, -95.0127

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shooks Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Shooks Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Shooks Bluff Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shooks Bluff Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shooks Bluff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Durham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
  • Luce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
  • Mexican Prisoners Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Sandlot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sandlot Cemetery is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlot Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wells.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5385 <5>
    • Hester Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
    • Conner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Conner Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
    • Enon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
    • Old Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Rowan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rowan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Cemetery
    • Rowan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rowan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Cemetery
    • Bodan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bodan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodan Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Pollok.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140709 <5>
    • Parkes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Parkes Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkes Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shooks Bluff Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shooks Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wells
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Redtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Redtown is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
  • Ratcliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hagerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Pollok
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tadmor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Fog Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Durant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Durant is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Harrison Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Kennard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Central
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Central is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Alto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
    • Centralia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clawson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Clawson is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Weeping Mary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Woodlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Weches
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Blix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blix is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
    • Granville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Granville is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Providence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Providence is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Apple Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Peavy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Peavy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
    • Hudson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
    • Keltys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Keltys is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
    • Alazan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Douglass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 first visit 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 Shooks Bluff Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Shooks Bluff Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1368223  (Shooks Bluff Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368223 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kennard NE
      • Location given for Shooks Bluff Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4546243     Lon: -95.0127133
      • 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Shooks Bluff 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.