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A visit to the Oak 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 Oak Grove Cemetery ...

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

31.8566, -96.2164

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

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

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Anglan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Anglan Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anglan Cemetery
  • Greenbriar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Streetman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2811 <5>
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Sweatman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sweatman Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman Cemetery
  • Birdston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Birdston Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdston Cemetery
    • The Birdston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Streetman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420 <5>
  • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes Chapel Cemetery
  • Webb - Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Webb - Branch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Branch Cemetery
  • Rehobath Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rehobath Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobath Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Sessions Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Gunn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Gunn Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
    • Handcock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Handcock Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Handcock Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Eureka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4044 <5>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Shanks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
    • George Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Chancellor Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Petersburg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of Corsicana.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5964 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Winkler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Winkler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
  • Streetman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kirvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Navarro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Navarro is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Cotton Gin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Turlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Mildred
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mildred is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Yard ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Greens Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cayuga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Teague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Elm Flat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
    • Mustang
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Angus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Bethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Goodlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Goodlow is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Goodlow has also been known as:
      • Goodlow Park
    • Dew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Kerens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mexia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Lanely
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Powell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Powell is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Red Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Cross Roads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Pursley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley

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 Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oak 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 Oak Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342962  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342962 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: 105 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stewards Mill
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8565523     Lon: -96.2163618
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Oak 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.