A visit to the Freewill 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 Freewill Cemetery ...
The Freewill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Bankston Cemetery
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Branscome Cemetery
- The Branscome Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Cartledge Cemetery
- The Cartledge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Covenant Cemetery
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Crape Creek Cemetery
- The Crape Creek Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Dacus Cemetery
- The Dacus Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Hamrick Cemetery
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Jenkins Cemetery
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Lindsey Springs Cemetery
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- McCurtin Creek Cemetery
- Milligan Springs Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Old Antioch Cemetery
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Sarepta Cemetery
- The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Stinson Cemetery
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Wood Springs Cemetery
- The Wood Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Freewill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ackerman
- Auris ‑ Historic
- Auris is located in Attala County
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- Bankston ‑ Historic
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
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- Duck Hill
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Eskridge
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
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- Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Gregory ‑ Historic
- Gregory is located in Attala County
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- Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
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- Kilmichael
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Langley ‑ Historic
- Langley is located in Attala County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mathiston
- McCool
- McCool is located in Attala County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Minerva
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
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- Reform
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
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- Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
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- Sapa
- Sapa is located in Webster County
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- Sibleyton
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
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- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Sweatman
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
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- Vaiden
- Walthall
- Walthall is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Weir
- Williams
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
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- Winona
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 Freewill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freewill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Vaiden
- Winona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Freewill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Freewill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707505 (Freewill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707505 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freewill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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