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A visit to the Day 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 Day Cemetery ...

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

31.7416, -96.0775

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

The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County<2>.

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the west southwest of the Day Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Day Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Day Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chancellor Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Chancellor Union Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Union Cemetery
    • The Chancellor Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chancellor Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381450 <5>
  • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes Chapel Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Tyus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tyus Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Rehobath Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Rehobath Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobath Cemetery
  • Old Anglan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Anglan Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anglan Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • George Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
    • Willis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
    • Driver Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
    • Brooke Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Star Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of Palestine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157584 <5>
    • Mayes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
      • The Mayes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maze Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166132 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Day Cemetery.

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

  • Turlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
  • Lanely
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Dew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Yard ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
  • Greens Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
  • Massey Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
  • Teague
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
  • Kirvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tennessee Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Winkler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Winkler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Bethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Freestone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Harmony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Harmony is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Cayuga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Gin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Streetman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Buffalo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tucker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Ward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ward is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward

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 Day Cemetery. The following communities are located in Freestone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Day 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 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 Day Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Freestone 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 Day Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1355729  (Day Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355729 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: Freestone
      • Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Turlington
      • Location given for Day Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7415575     Lon: -96.0774677
      • 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 Freestone, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Day 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.