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A visit to the Red 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 Red Cemetery ...

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

31.8032, -96.4041

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

The Red Cemetery is located in Freestone County<2>.

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Red Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Red Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Long Bottom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Long Bottom Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom Cemetery
  • Webb - Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Webb - Branch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Branch Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
  • New Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Home Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
  • Lindley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lindley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Cemetery
  • Spillers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Spillers Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers Cemetery
  • Sessions Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sessions Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions Cemetery
    • The Sessions Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Session Cemetery
  • Carroll Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Shanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Streetman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2811 <5>
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Mexia City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mexia City Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mexia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mexia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979262 <5>
    • Oak Island Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Island Cemetery
    • Birdston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Birdston Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdston Cemetery
      • The Birdston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Streetman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420 <5>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Boardtree Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Boardtree Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardtree Cemetery
      • The Boardtree Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union High Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Cemetery.

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

  • Wortham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kirvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Streetman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cotton Gin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Tehuacana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <6>
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Pursley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pursley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
  • Teague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Navarro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Navarro is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Winkler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winkler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mustang
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Angus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Coolidge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fallon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fairfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Eureka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Purdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Retreat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Oak Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Mildred
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Silver City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Navarro Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Dawson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Red 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 Red Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Red 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 Red Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1344902  (Red Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344902 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: 116 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wortham
      • Location given for Red Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8032195     Lon: -96.4041461
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red 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.