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. 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 ...
The Freedom Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bontrager Cemetery
- The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontrager Cemetery
- Bontragger Cemetery
- The Bontragger Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontragger Cemetery
- Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
- The Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Twp. Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Branch County
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- Dutch Settlement Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Fawn River Village Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Haight Cemetery
- The Haight Cemetery is located in Branch County
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- Locust Grove Mennonite Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ontario Cemetery
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Sanborn Cemetery
- The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
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- South Colon Cemetery
- The South Colon Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Sturgis Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Tobey Cemetery
- The Tobey Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Trayer Cemetery
- The Trayer Cemetery is located in Branch County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bluff Beach
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Brighton
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Bronson
- Brushy Prairie
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Burr Oak
- Centreville
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Colon
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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- Fairfax
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Fawn River
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Findley
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Gilead
- Gilead is located in Branch County
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- Greenfield Mills
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hatmaker
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
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- Howe
- Klingers
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
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- LaGrange
- Matteson
- Matteson is located in Branch County
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- Mongo
- Nottawa
- Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Orland
- Plato
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Scott
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Seyberts
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Sturgis
- Wasepi
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
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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 Saint Joseph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronson
- Burr Oak
- Centreville
- Colon
- LaGrange
- Nottawa
- Sturgis
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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1624552 (Freedom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1624552 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: St. Joseph
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burr Oak
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Joseph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Freedom Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |