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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:

32.7001, -98.9267

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 Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies just to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 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.

  • Hart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Breckenridge Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151483 <5>
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Harpersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Harpersville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville Cemetery
  • St.s Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
  • Picketville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketville Cemetery
  • Plum Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Battle Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Battle Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek Cemetery
  • Moon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Swenson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
    • Acker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Acker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker Cemetery
    • Snake Den Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Snake Den Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Den Cemetery
    • Yellow Fork Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Yellow Fork Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Fork Cemetery
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Caddo Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Caddo Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Breckenridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eolian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • Wayland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Necessity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • Caddo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Moran
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moran is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <6>
  • Eliasville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
  • Cisco
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <6>
  • Eastland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Olden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
    • Woodson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fort Griffin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Murray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • South Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Strawn
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Post Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albany
  • Breckenridge
  • Cisco
  • Eastland
  • Eliasville
  • Moran
    • Moran lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Post Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moran.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Olden
    • Olden lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Post Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
  • Putnam
  • Ranger
  • Strawn
    • Strawn lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Post Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Strawn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Stephens 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 #1344403  (Post Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344403 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buck Mountain
      • Location given for Post Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7001223     Lon: -98.9267348
      • 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 Stephens, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.