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A visit to the Tennessee Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Tennessee Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.9569°   (31° 57' 24")

Lon:   -94.3173°   (-94° 19' 2")

The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Tennessee Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Tennessee Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Bobo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Gary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Mr. Bethel MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Restland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Restland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Hayden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Cedar Yard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Yard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Yard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Murvaul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Gary - Taylor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary - Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary - Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gary - Taylor Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Carrico Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrico Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carrico Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Mt. Gillion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gillion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Page Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Newburn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newburn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Tennessee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tennessee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Tennessee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tennessee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Tennessee Cemetery:

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 Tennessee Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1369712  (Tennessee Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1369712 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tenaha West
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 108
    • Location given for GNIS #1369712 (Tennessee Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Tennessee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9569, Longitude: -94.3173    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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