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. 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 Freeman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freeman Cemetery:
35.7495, -82.7060
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- The Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redmon Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Teague Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Teague Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Chapel Cemetery
- The Teague Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Teague's Chapel Cemetery
- Rectors Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lunceford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lunceford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunceford Cemetery
- 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)
- The Sprouse Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprouse Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hagen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hagen Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagen Cemetery
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Allen Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Family Cemetery
- The Allen Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen - Fox Cemetery
- Tweed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tweed Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed Cemetery
- Tillery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tillery Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery Cemetery
- The Tillery Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thomas Tillery Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- 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)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- 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)
- Sandymush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Stoney Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Stackhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Woodfin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Newfound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Emma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Democrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- West Asheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Asheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Foster Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Freeman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985390 (Freeman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985390 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 654 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leicester
- Location given for Freeman Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7495502 Lon: -82.705969
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freeman 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. |
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