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A visit to the Freedom 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 Freedom Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freedom 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 Freedom Cemetery

Lat:   29.8261°   (29° 49' 33")

Lon:   -82.2629°   (-82° 15' 46")

The Freedom Cemetery is located in Alachua County<2>.

The county seat for Alachua County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Freedom Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Freedom Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
    • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Bradford County
    • The Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rock Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305436 <5>
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72646 <5>
  • Dedan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dedan Cemetery
    • The Dedan Cemetery is located in Bradford County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dedan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooker.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71894 <5>
  • Rhuda Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhuda Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhuda Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rhuda Branch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Waldo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waldo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • The Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Waldo Community Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Fairbanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Santa Fe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Markey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markey Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Markey Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Markey Cemetery is located in Bradford County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Markey Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Brooker.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328391 <5>
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prescott Cemetery
    • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Bradford County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Bradford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bradford Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Bradford Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Old Bradford Cemetery is located in Bradford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bradford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Brooker.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72390 <5>
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New River Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The New River Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bradford County
      • The New River Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New River Cemetery
      • New River Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1881243 <5>
    • Saluda Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saluda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saluda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saluda Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • The Saluda Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Saluda - Orange Heights Cemetery
    • Free Canaan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Canaan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Canaan Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Bradford County
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clark Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1135724 <5>
    • Prevatt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Bradford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Starke.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71809 <5>

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] of the Freedom Cemetery.

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

  • Graham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • La Crosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
  • Earleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnetts Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnetts Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
  • Gainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Starke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Worthington Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutledge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Lake Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Campville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Keystone Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Alachua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rochelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
    • Raiford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Arredondo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Kingsley Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
    • Kingsley Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
    • Putnam Hall
      (18 miles [29 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 Freedom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alachua County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #282802  (Freedom Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #282802 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: Monteocha
    • County: Alachua         Elev: 48
    • Location given for GNIS #282802 (Freedom Cemetery)

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Florida's counties, including Alachua, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Freedom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8261, Longitude: -82.2629       In this case, the coordinates for the Freedom 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>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>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.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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