Cemetery

Shelby Chapel Cemetery

Athens · Henderson County · Dedicated 1998 · THC Atlas #7213000105

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Marker Inscription

Located 3.5 miles north from Athens, off Hwy 31 east on FM 1616 (Old Tyler Hwy) OR 1.5 miles N. of Athens on SH 19 to FM 317; 1.07 miles east on FM 317 to FM 1616; .7 miles north on FM 1616.

About this site

Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a cemetery in Athens, Henderson County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 89 cemeteries documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2376, -95.8208 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ash Cemetery, Fisher, Richard Columbus, and Athens North Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7213000105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.2376, -95.8208 · Athens, Henderson County

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