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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. 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 Post Oak Cemetery ...

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

31.6618, -96.1300

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • 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>
  • Driver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Day Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
  • Philpott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
  • Brooke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
  • Willis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chancellor Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Varnell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery

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)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Turlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Lanely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Teague
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Freestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Red Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Butler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Butler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • 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)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Buffalo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Personville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Farrar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
    • Fallon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Greens Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
    • Lost Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Massey Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
    • Streetman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 turn to 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 Post Oak 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 Post Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365639  (Post Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365639 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: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairfield
      • Location given for Post Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6618369     Lon: -96.1299686
      • 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- Post Oak 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.