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A visit to the Hickory Grove 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 Hickory Grove Cemetery ...

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

31.7607, -96.1230

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

The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County<2>.

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Hickory Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes Chapel Cemetery
  • Day Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
  • Chancellor Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Old Anglan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Anglan Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anglan Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Rehobath Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Rehobath Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobath Cemetery
  • George Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Driver Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tyus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Tyus Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
    • Greenbriar Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
    • Sessions Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Webb - Branch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Webb - Branch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Branch Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Shanks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Willis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Fairfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Turlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Dew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Lanely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Red Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
  • Yard ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
  • Greens Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
  • Kirvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Teague
    (13 miles [20.9 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>
  • Winkler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Winkler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Cotton Gin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Streetman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Massey Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
    • Freestone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Bethel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Cayuga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tennessee Colony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Hickory Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Freestone County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hickory Grove 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 Hickory Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1337676  (Hickory Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337676 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: 138 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Young
      • Location given for Hickory Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7607233     Lon: -96.123025
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Grove 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.