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A visit to the Postoak 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 Postoak Cemetery ...

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

33.4454, -98.1459

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

The Postoak Cemetery is located in Jack County<2>.

The county seat for Jack County is located in Jacksboro. Jacksboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Postoak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Postoak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Postoak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shannon Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
  • Burton Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Roberts Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Patton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Patton Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
  • Howard Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Bellevue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3708 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
    • Graves Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Prairie Branch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crafton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Crafton Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton Cemetery
    • Selma Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Selma Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellevue.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1006873 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Postoak Cemetery.

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

  • Postoak
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Shannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Joy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Joy is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Antelope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Jacksboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluegrove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jermyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowie is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
  • Wizard Wells
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Park Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Windthorst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Sunset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bob Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Chico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Scotland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Farmer is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Loving
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Runaway Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people

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 Postoak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jack County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Postoak 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 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 Postoak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jack 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 Postoak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365672  (Postoak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365672 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: Jack
      • Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Postoak
      • Location given for Postoak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4453865     Lon: -98.1458769
      • 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 Jack, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Postoak 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.