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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Freedom Centre. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Freedom Centre to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Freedom Centre, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Freedom Centre (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Freedom Centre. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Freedom Centre ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Freedom Centre: Freedom Ctre.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Freedom Centre is historic, it would have been located within present day La Salle County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of La Salle County: Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam & Woodford.

Below are the counties that are near Freedom Centre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freedom Centre:

  • La Salle County     (The home county of Freedom Centre)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Blakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
      • Blakes is located in La Salle County
    • Wedron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Serena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
      • Serena is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Serena <3>
    • Earlville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
      • Earlville is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
    • Waltham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in La Salle County
    • Triumph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
      • Triumph is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Triumph <3>
    • Dayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in La Salle County
    • Ottawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
    • Sheridan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
    • Leland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <3>
    • Naplate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naplate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
      • Naplate is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
      • South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Dalzell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalzell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
      • Dalzell is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalzell <3>
    • Cherry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
      • Cherry is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry <3>
    • Ladd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
      • Ladd is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <3>
    • Spring Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <3>
    • Arlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
    • La Moille
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ottville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
      • Ottville is located in Bureau County
    • Seatonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seatonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seatonville
      • Seatonville is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seatonville <3>
    • Hollowayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Zearing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
      • Zearing is located in Bureau County
    • De Pue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
      • De Pue is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Van Orin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Orin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Orin
      • Van Orin is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Orin <3>
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Somonauk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shabbona Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
      • Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Sandwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
    • Shabbona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Waterman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
      • Waterman is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterman <3>
    • Hinckley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Elva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
    • Malta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <3>
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Nettle Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
      • Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
    • Morris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <3>
    • Wauponsee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
      • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
    • Kinsman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaslight Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
      • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
    • Verona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Claypool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
    • Sand Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Mazon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Big Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rock <3>
    • Sugar Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaneville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
      • Kaneville is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaneville <3>
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Newark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
    • Millbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
    • Lisbon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Little Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
    • Plano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <3>
    • Plattville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Yorkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <3>
    • Bristol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oswego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Radley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
      • Radley is located in Lee County
    • East Paw Paw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Paw Paw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
      • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
    • Paw Paw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Compton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <3>
    • The Burg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
      • The Burg is located in Lee County
    • West Brooklyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooklyn
      • West Brooklyn is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Brooklyn <3>
    • Lee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sublette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Sublette is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublette <3>
    • Inlet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
    • Steward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward
      • Steward is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steward <3>
    • Lee Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
      • Lee Center is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <3>
    • Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <3>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Munster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Munster is located in Livingston County
    • Vermilion City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermilion City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
      • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
    • Missal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
      • Missal is located in Livingston County
    • Blackstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <3>
    • Budd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Budd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
      • Budd is located in Livingston County
    • Ancona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
    • Standard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Granville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
    • Mark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mark <3>
    • Mount Palatine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
    • Hennepin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
      • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <3>
    • McNabb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNabb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb
      • McNabb is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNabb <3>
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freedom Centre, see our County-by-County Page for Freedom Centre.

Newspapers Published in Freedom Centre ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freedom Centre.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freedom Centre, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freedom Centre.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Freedom Centre:

Cemeteries Near Freedom Centre ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freedom Centre.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freedom Centre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.

  • Gouldtown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gouldtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gouldtown Cemetery
  • Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
  • West Serena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Davis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Triumph.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105358 <6>
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Earl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earl Cemetery
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
  • Debolt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery
  • Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • St. Columba Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pierce Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Family Cemetery
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Freedom Centre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freedom Centre.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Freedom Centre, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.

  • Prairie Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
    • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
  • Wedron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
    • Blakes is located in La Salle County
  • Baker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in La Salle County
  • Earlville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
  • Serena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
    • Serena is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Serena <3>
  • Triumph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
    • Triumph is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Triumph <3>
  • Dayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in La Salle County
  • Ottawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
  • Meriden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
    • Meriden is located in La Salle County
  • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
    • South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Danway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
    • Danway is located in La Salle County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sheridan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
    • Northville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in La Salle County
    • Leland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freedom Centre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freedom Centre.

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freedom Centre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freedom Centre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freedom Centre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4845, Longitude: -88.8806       In this case, the coordinates for Freedom Centre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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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