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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freeman Cemetery

Lat:   31.3668°   (31° 22' 0")

Lon:   -90.8654°   (-90° 51' 55")

The Freeman Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies just to the north northwest of the Freeman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Freeman Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freeman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • B R Wilkinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B R Wilkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B R Wilkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The B R Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Middleton Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middleton Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Steele Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steele Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Deer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deer Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • James Whittington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Whittington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Whittington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Jacobs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Jacobs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Cassedy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassedy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cassedy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Marvin Huff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Huff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marvin Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Lumpkin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumpkin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumpkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Clayhill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clayhill Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Sample Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sample Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Lea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Byrds Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrds Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrds Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrds Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Bude
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
    • Bude is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <5>
  • Meadville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brookside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Brookside is located in Amite County
  • Mount Olive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
  • Eddiceton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
  • Bewelcome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
    • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
  • Crosby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • White Apple
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Apple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
  • Rosetta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
  • Gloster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <5>
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • McCall Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Knoxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
    • Thompson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Roxie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
    • Garden City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Franklin County
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • McElveen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County

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 Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freeman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Freeman Cemetery:

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 #693266  (Freeman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #693266 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Busy Corner
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 82
    • Location given for GNIS #693266 (Freeman Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Freeman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3668, Longitude: -90.8654       In this case, the coordinates for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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