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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 Freeny (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 Freeny. 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 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.

Freeny is located in Leake County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Leake County     (The home county of Freeny)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Carthage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Standing Pine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Redwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Tuscola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Walnut Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Coosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • High Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Lena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Ann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Zemuly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Kosciusko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sallis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharpsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Cobbville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Dowdville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Dixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Pearl River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Neshoba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • Philadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tucker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Ocobla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • House is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Lucern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Conehatta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Pine Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Decatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Sand Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Cash
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Sebastopol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harperville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Ludlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Raworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Kalem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Morton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeny, with the one closest to Freeny listed first.
    • Vowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Plattsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Hinze
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze

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

Cemeteries Near Freeny ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeny.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Freeny - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freeny covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Freeny Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Standing Pine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leake Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shackolo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • True Light Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fuston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Freeny had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Standing Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
  • Free Trade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Free Trade is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
  • Carthage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuscola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Williston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williston is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Madden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Madden is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
  • Good Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Laurel Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Lena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • High Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Edinburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edinburg is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Coosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Damascus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Damascus is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus

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

Newspapers Published in Freeny ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeny.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freeny, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freeny.

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 helpful websites 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 Freeny:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Freeny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Freeny) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.