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A visit to the Freeman Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Freeman Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.2918°   (34° 17' 30")

Lon:   -85.9241°   (-85° 55' 26")

The Freeman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.

The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Freeman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Freeman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gilbreath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbreath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbreath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Copeland Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Copeland Bridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathis Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Cemetery
    • The Collinsville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Collinsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
  • Kerley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerley Cemetery
    • The Kerley Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerley Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
  • Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
  • Anthony Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anthony Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Wesson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
      • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • De Kalb Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Kalb Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Kalb Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The De Kalb Memorial Gardens is located in DeKalb County
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Hall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Norris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Turnover Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turnover Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Lowrey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowrey Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Harbour Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbour Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harbour Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Warren Stewart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freeman Cemetery.

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

  • Dawson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in DeKalb County
  • Cotnam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotnam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
    • Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
  • Collinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clyde ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in DeKalb County
  • Rodentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
    • Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
  • Marcus ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in DeKalb County
  • Floy ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
    • Floy is located in DeKalb County
  • Geraldine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
  • Yancy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
    • Yancy is located in Etowah County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rains ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
      • Rains is located in DeKalb County
    • Keener
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
      • Keener is located in Etowah County
    • Sand Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
      • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Guest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
      • Guest is located in DeKalb County
    • Chigger Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
      • Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Whiton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
      • Whiton is located in DeKalb County
    • Duck Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duck Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
      • Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Fyffe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
      • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <6>
    • Luttrell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luttrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
    • Rogers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in DeKalb County
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
    • Dog Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
      • Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
    • Bootsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bootsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
      • Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Gibson Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
      • Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County

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 Freeman Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.

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

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 Freeman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #150240  (Freeman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #150240 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Crossville
    • County: DeKalb         Elev: 217
    • Location given for GNIS #150240 (Freeman Cemetery)

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Freeman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2918, Longitude: -85.9241       In this case, the coordinates for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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