A visit to the North 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. 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 North Freedom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Freedom Cemetery:
38.7445, -88.2381
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Freedom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Freedom Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Olney. Olney lies just to the east of the North Freedom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Freedom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the North Freedom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Weidner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Noble Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Noble Prairie Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Noble Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Noble.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135552 <5>
- Village of Noble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elston Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Wachtel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wachtel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachtel Cemetery
- Levitte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Levitte Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levitte Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Shiloh #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh #2 Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh #2 Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Houser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Houser Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Blain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blain Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
- Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Trobaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trobaugh Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trobaugh Cemetery
- Wakefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Passport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Sailor Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Gallagher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Olney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ingraham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wynoose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bogota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Bennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Maple Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
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 North Freedom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Flora
- Flora lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the North Freedom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Louisville
- Newton
- Newton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the North Freedom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Noble
- Noble lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the North Freedom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Noble.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Olney
- Sailor Springs
- Sainte Marie
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 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 North Freedom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 North Freedom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820904 (North Freedom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820904 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Noble
- Location given for North Freedom Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7444923 Lon: -88.2380978
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Richland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Freedom 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. |
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