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. 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 Freedom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freedom Cemetery:
42.9704, -111.0534
The Freedom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Freedom.
The cemetery is located in Caribou County<3>.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freedom Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- Etna Alpine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- 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.
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)
- Thayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Star Valley Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Turnerville is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- 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)
- Alpine Northeast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alpine Northeast is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northeast
- Alpine Northwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alpine Northwest is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northwest
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Caribou City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
- Wayan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Afton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keenan City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
- 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
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Freedom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Idaho:
- Pages specific to Caribou 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 Freedom Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80476
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #382033 (Freedom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #382033 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: Caribou
- Est. Elev: 1780 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thayne West
- Location given for Freedom Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9704771 Lon: -111.0552132
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or 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- Freedom Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |