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Introduction ...

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 Freeland (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 Freeland. 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.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Freeland is located in Saginaw County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saginaw County: Bay, Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Midland, Shiawassee & Tuscola.

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

  • Saginaw County     (The home county of Freeland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Dice
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
      • Dice is located in Saginaw County
    • Frost
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Saginaw County
    • Shields
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Saginaw County
    • Iva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Saginaw County
    • Kochville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
      • Kochville is located in Saginaw County
    • Paines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
      • Paines is located in Saginaw County
    • Hemlock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zilwaukee city
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zilwaukee city. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
      • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Orr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Saginaw County
    • Swan Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
    • Carrollton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
    • Crow Island ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
      • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Saganing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
    • Whites Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Fisherville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
      • Fisherville is located in Bay County
    • Auburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Amelith
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
      • Amelith is located in Bay County
    • Frankenlust
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
      • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
    • Willard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Bay County
    • Brooks ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Bay County
    • Salzburg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
      • Salzburg is located in Bay County
    • Seidlers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
      • Seidlers is located in Bay County
    • Duel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
      • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Bay City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kawkawlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wenona ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wenona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
      • Wenona is located in Bay County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Montrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
    • Farrandville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
  • Gladwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Rhodes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
    • Highwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
      • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
    • Beaverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • North Wheeler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
      • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Wheeler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Breckenridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
    • Edgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
    • Sickles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
    • Saint Louis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • North Star
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Forest Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
    • Ashley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ithaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <2>
    • Bannister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Coe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Alembic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
      • Alembic is located in Isabella County
    • Shepherd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Midland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
    • Averill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Sanford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
    • Redstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
      • Redstone is located in Midland County
    • Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
    • Edenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • North Bradley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Alamando
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
    • Oil City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • New Lothrop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lothrop
      • New Lothrop is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lothrop <2>
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
    • Richville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Denmark Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Gilford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Tuscola County
    • Tuscola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Bay Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
      • Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
    • Fairgrove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
      • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <2>
    • Vassar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Akron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Watrousville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County

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

Cemeteries Near Freeland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeland.

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 Freeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jacquith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacquith Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jacquith Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309830 <4>
  • Vasold Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223466 <4>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Westside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Laporte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laporte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laporte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawndale Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arrance Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saginaw County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saginaw County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saginaw County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saginaw Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lutheran Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Home Cemetery
      • The Lutheran Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Daheim / Kirchof Cemetery
      • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #349 <4>
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Freeland had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Frost
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Saginaw County
  • Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisherville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
    • Fisherville is located in Bay County
  • Frankenlust
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
    • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
  • Midland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
    • Paines is located in Saginaw County
  • Willard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Bay County
  • Swan Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
  • Carrollton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
  • Zilwaukee city
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zilwaukee city. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
    • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Brooks ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Bay County
  • Saginaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
    • Former names for Saginaw:
    • East Saginaw
    • Saginaw City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Crow Island ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
      • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
    • Melbourne ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
      • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
    • Salzburg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
      • Salzburg is located in Bay County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Freeland ...

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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Freeland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Freeland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Freeland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6> of Freeland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Freeland:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Freeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Freeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5250, Longitude: -84.1228       In this case, the coordinates for Freeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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