A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Cemetery:
31.6229, -95.9847
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis Cemetery is located in Freestone County<2>.
The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Willis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Willis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Star Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of Palestine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157584 <5>
- Harrison Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keechi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Keechi Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- The Mayes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maze Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166132 <5>
- Post Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Varnell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5407 <5>
- Tyus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Tyus Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Chancellor Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Philpott Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
- Lummus Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Lanely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Turlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Massey Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Freestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Tennessee Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Donie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Assembly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Teague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
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 Willis 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 Willis 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 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 Willis 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1376810 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1376810 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: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keechi
- Location given for Willis Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6229499 Lon: -95.9846858
- 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- Willis 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. |