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A visit to the George 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 George Cemetery ...

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

31.7007, -96.2278

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

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

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the east northeast of the George Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the George Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the George Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Driver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Shanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Sessions Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sessions Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions Cemetery
    • The Sessions Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Session Cemetery
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Oak Island Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Island Cemetery
    • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    • Webb - Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Webb - Branch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Branch Cemetery
    • Philpott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Day Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • Old Anglan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old Anglan Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anglan Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Grove Island Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Island Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Chancellor Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

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 George Cemetery.

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

  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Teague
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Cotton Gin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kirvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Freestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Turlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Lanely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Fallon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
  • Streetman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Personville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mexia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <6>
    • Donie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Red Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Winkler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Winkler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Farrar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Butler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
    • Tehuacana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greens Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people

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 George Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Freestone County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 George 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 George Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357950  (George Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357950 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: 135 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairfield
      • Location given for George Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7007241     Lon: -96.22775
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- George 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.