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A visit to the Freedom Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Freedom Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Freedom Cemetery (FG ID #80476)

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 ...

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

Lat:   42.9704°   (42° 58' 13")

Lon:   -111.0534°   (-111° 3' 12")

The cemetery is located in Caribou County<3>.

As an estimate, the Freedom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Freedom.

The county seat for Caribou County is located in Soda Springs. Soda Springs lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest of the Freedom Cemetery .

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 Freedom Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Caribou County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Freedom Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Freedom Cemetery.

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

    • Freedom
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Freedom
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Caribou County
    • Thayne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayne
      • Thayne is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayne <4>
    • Star Valley Ranch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Ranch
      • Star Valley Ranch is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Etna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <4>
    • Alpine Northeast
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northeast
      • Alpine Northeast is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Alpine Northwest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northwest
      • Alpine Northwest is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Caribou City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
        • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
      • Wayan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Afton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
        • Afton is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
      • Keenan City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
        • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
      • Fairview
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

    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 Caribou County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Afton
      • Afton lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Freedom Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Freedom Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Thayne Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Thayne Community Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • The Thayne Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Community Cemetery
      • Thayne Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayne Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84119 <1>
    • Etna Alpine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Etna Alpine Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • The Etna Alpine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Etna Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etna Alpine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84026 <1>
    • Bedford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Amesville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lanes Grave Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanes Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lanes Grave Cemetery is located in Caribou County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanes Grave Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80536 <1>
    • Auburn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Grover Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Afton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Smoot Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

    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 #382033  (Freedom Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #382033 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: Thayne West
      • County: Caribou         Elev: 1780
      • Location given for GNIS #382033 (Freedom Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #80476

    The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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: 42.9704, Longitude: -111.0534    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Caribou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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