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A visit to the Post Oak 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 Post Oak Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Post Oak Cemetery:

31.5179, -85.6477

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

The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Dale County<2>.

The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies just to the south of the Post Oak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Post Oak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Post Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
  • Travelers Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Claybank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Claybank Cemetery is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Cemetery
  • Westview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Universalist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Universalist Cemetery is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universalist Cemetery
  • Mossy Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Johnstown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
    • Skipperville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Skipperville Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville Cemetery
    • Sammon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammon Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
    • Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <5>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Old Dean Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mims Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mims Family Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims Family Cemetery
    • Beersheba Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Beersheba Cemetery is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Cemetery
    • Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Post Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Ozark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arguta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arguta is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
  • Mabson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mabson is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
  • Skipperville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Skipperville is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
  • Ewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewell is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
  • Phillips Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
  • Ariton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Elamville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elamville is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
  • Tennille
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tennille is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
  • Java
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Java is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
  • Fort Rucker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Newton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Newton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blue Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Roeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Roeton is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
    • Bertha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bertha is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Clio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Clio is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <6>
    • Frisco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Frisco is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Holiday Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Holiday Village is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Clopton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clopton is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Pinckard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarentum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarentum is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
    • Clintonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clintonville is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
    • Level Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Level Plains is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
    • Daleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Midland City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mixson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mixson is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson

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 Post Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dale County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Post Oak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Dale 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 Post Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1805627  (Post Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805627 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: Dale
      • Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ariton
      • Location given for Post Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5179452     Lon: -85.6477164
      • 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 Alabama's counties, including Dale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Post Oak 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.