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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   30.9095°   (30° 54' 34")

Lon:   -97.4005°   (-97° 24' 1")

The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Bell County<1>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Post Oak Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Post Oak Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • Volo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Volo Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • Bell Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bell Plains Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • Roucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roucker Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roucker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Holland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6503 <4>
  • Sunshine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunshine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunshine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • Little River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Reeds Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeds Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Post Oak Cemetery.

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

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 Bell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bartlett
  • Belton
    • Belton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Post Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Buckholts
  • Holland
  • Village of Salado
    • Salado lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Post Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salado.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Temple
    • Temple lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Post Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Temple.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Post Oak Cemetery:

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 #1365635  (Post Oak Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1365635 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Holland
    • County: Bell         Elev: 177
    • Location given for GNIS #1365635 (Post Oak Cemetery)

The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Post Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9095, Longitude: -97.4005    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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