A visit to the Free 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 Free Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Free Cemetery:
40.1673, -92.1743
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Free Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Free Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Edina. Edina lies just to the northeast of the Free Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Free Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Free Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Free Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- St. Aioysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knox City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Greensburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Greensburg Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg Cemetery
- Paultown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Paultown Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown Cemetery
- Landsberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Landsberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsberry Cemetery
- Lansberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lansberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansberry Cemetery
- The Lansberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Musgrove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29745 <5>
- Mt. Taber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Taber Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Taber Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Frogge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Frogge Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogge Cemetery
- Slocum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Slocum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
- Brashear Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Brashear Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear Cemetery
- Epperson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Novelty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Novelty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty Cemetery
- Pauline Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pauline Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pauline Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Rutledge.
- The Pauline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rutledge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30782 <5>
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Free Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edina
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hurdland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Kenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Knox City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Hedge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Novelty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brashear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jeddo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Forest Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rutledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Pleasant Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Plevna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- La Belle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Gorin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Gorin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
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 Free Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baring
- Brashear
- Edina
- Gorin
- Hurdland
- Knox City
- La Belle
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 either 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 Free Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Free Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #733089 (Free Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #733089 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edina
- Location given for Free Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1672608 Lon: -92.1743488
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Knox, 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 from Point A (ie- Free 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. |