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A visit to the Post Oak Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Post Oak Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Post Oak Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 ...

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

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

Lat:   31.6618°   (31° 39' 42")

Lon:   -96.1300°   (-96° 7' 47")

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

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the north northwest of the Post Oak Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Post Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • 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>
  • Driver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driver Cemetery
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Day Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Philpott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philpott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Brooke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Willis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chancellor Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chancellor Union Cemetery
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chancellor Cemetery
    • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakes Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Varnell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Varnell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7386 <5>
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Post Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Dew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Turlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
  • Lanely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
  • Teague
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
  • Freestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
  • Red Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
  • Donie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Gin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Personville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Farrar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Fallon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <6>
    • Greens Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
    • Lost Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Massey Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Streetman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Winkler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Freestone County

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 Freestone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Post Oak 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 professional and volunteer 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:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Freestone County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Post Oak Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #1365639  (Post Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1365639 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: Fairfield
      • County: Freestone         Elev: 120
      • Location given for GNIS #1365639 (Post Oak Cemetery)

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

    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 '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- ) 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: 31.6618, Longitude: -96.1300       In this case, the coordinates for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <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.
    <7>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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