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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:   35.7495°   (35° 44' 58")

Lon:   -82.7060°   (-82° 42' 21")

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

The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the north northeast of the Freeman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Freeman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • The Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Redmon Cemetery
  • Ball Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
    • The Ball Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Dry Pond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Payne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Teague Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teague Chapel Cemetery
    • The Teague Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The Teague Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Teague's Chapel Cemetery
  • Rectors Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rectors Chapel Cemetery
    • The Rectors Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberson Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Rector Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rector Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rector Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rector Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Payne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lunceford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunceford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunceford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lunceford Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Payne Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grandview Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sprouse Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sprouse Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Hagen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hagen Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Farmer Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Family Cemetery
      • The Farmer Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Allen Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Family Cemetery
      • The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Allen Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allen - Fox Cemetery
    • Tweed Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tweed Cemetery
      • The Tweed Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Tillery Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillery Cemetery
      • The Tillery Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Tillery Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thomas Tillery Cemetery
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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.

  • Rollins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
    • Rollins is located in Madison County
  • Marshall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Alexander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leicester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
    • Leicester is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <7>
  • Sandymush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
    • Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
    • Sandymush has also been known as:
    • Sandy Mush
  • Walnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Madison County
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Madison County
  • Stoney Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
    • Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
  • Weaverville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Spring Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
  • Stackhouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stackhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
    • Stackhouse is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Woodfin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
      • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <7>
    • Trust
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
      • Trust is located in Madison County
    • Newfound
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
      • Newfound is located in Buncombe County
    • Mars Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Hurricane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
      • Hurricane is located in Madison County
    • Ivy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
      • Ivy is located in Madison County
    • Lynch ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
      • Lynch is located in Madison County
    • Emma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
      • Emma is located in Buncombe County
    • Democrat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
      • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
    • Hot Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
    • Acton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Buncombe County
    • West Asheville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
      • West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
    • Asheville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Buncombe County
    • Foster Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
      • Foster Creek is located in Madison 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 Madison 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 first visit 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 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 #985390  (Freeman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #985390 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: Leicester
    • County: Madison         Elev: 654
    • Location given for GNIS #985390 (Freeman Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 North Carolina's counties, including Madison, 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 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: 35.7495, Longitude: -82.7060       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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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