A visit to the Freeman 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 Freeman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freeman Cemetery:
43.9583, -84.9956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freeman Cemetery is located in Clare County<2>.
The county seat for Clare County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Freeman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freeman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Freeman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freeman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Old Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Township Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Township Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Garfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #303374 <5>
- Garfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Harrison.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #642 <5>
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 has also been known as:
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2555418 <5>
- Osceola County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Cemetery
- Orient Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Orient Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hatton Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Allendale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245255 <5>
- Winterfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Winterfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterfield Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Brinton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The North Brinton Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brinton Cemetery
- The North Brinton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brinton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1206 <5>
- Surrey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Surrey Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freeman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freeman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Sears
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orient is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Farwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brinton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Avondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Evart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Vernon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Clare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Park Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Vogel Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
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 Freeman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clare County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freeman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barryton
- Clare
- Evart
- Evart lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Freeman Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
- Farwell
- Harrison
- Marion
- McBain
- Weidman
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 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 Freeman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clare 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 Freeman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2516667 (Freeman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2516667 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: Clare
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake George
- Location given for Freeman Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9583333 Lon: -84.9955556
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Clare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freeman 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |