Black Cemeteries in Shelby County
These are only a partial listing of the Black Cemeteries of Shelby County. There are many missing or abandoned and locations of many are unknown. If you have information on any cemetery or a place where a person may be laid to rest please
* Indicates cemeteries that have been designated Historical by the State of Texas.
| Cemetery | * | First Name With Marker | First Burial Date | |
| America | ||||
| Antioch - Timpson | Sarah A. Roberts | 1914 | Map | |
| Ashton Hill | Joaquin Williams | 1884 | ||
| Ballard | Unknown | - | ||
| Bell Chapel | Wife of Walter Blount | 1900 | ||
| Bennett Chapel | Albert Louis | 1910 | Map | |
| Blount | Rev. Calvin Daniel | 1928 | ||
| Blount Chapel | Bishop Suell | 1961 | ||
| Bobo - Friendship | ||||
| Borders | ||||
| Brittain Creek | Caroline Jones | 1904 | ||
| Hill Moore | 1902 | |||
| Buzzard Roost | Mary Moore | 1900 | ||
| East Liberty | Marvin Ray Garrett | 1922 | ||
| Gates Chapel | Ovada Byndaom White | 1983 | ||
| Haley Bush |
* |
Ellen Biggers | 1881 | |
| Joaquin | Lorene Taylor | 1955 | ||
| Liberty | Joaquin Williams | 1884 | ||
| McWilliams |
* |
Fennie McClelland | 1903 | Map |
| Mt. Gillian (Flat Fork) | Harriet Roberts | 1900 | Map | |
| Mt. Zion (Timpson-Netherly) | Mayma V. Griffin | 1906 | ||
| Murphy's Bridge | Hill Moore | 1902 | ||
| New Hope - Timpson | Cora McClelland | 1896 | Map | |
| Pickering Switch | George Davis Sewell | 1928 | ||
| Old Peasant Grove Cemetery | ||||
| Pleasant Grove - Baptist | Rev. Gip Smith | 1902 | ||
| Rather | Margaret McClelland | 1895 | Map | |
| Shelbyville | Lizzie Eddins | 1915 | ||
| Smyrna-Timpson | Rosie Deramus | 1882 | ||
| St. John's (Africa, Center) | Dan Greer | 1907 | ||
| St. John's (Tenaha) | Anna Cartwright | 1926 | ||
| St. Paul's Baptist | Ras Anderson | 1895 | ||
| Thompson |
* |
Sarah Thompson | 1916 | Map |
| Todd Springs | Erma McLendon | 1918 | ||
| White Family (East Liberty) | ||||
| Westview |
* |
Charley Carroll | 1909 |
