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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. 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:

34.0988, -77.8947

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 New Hanover County<2>.

The county seat for New Hanover County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the north of the Freeman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Freeman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Freeman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Drew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Drew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Cemetery
  • Farrow Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Federal Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Federal Point Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
  • Masonboro Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188187 <5>
  • Oleander Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Delgado Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Delgado Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery
    • The Delgado Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Spofford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229370 <5>
  • Wilmington National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Andrews On-the-Sound Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48265 <5>
    • Pine Forest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
    • Calvary Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • Acorn Branch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Acorn Branch Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Branch Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Sea Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
  • Myrtle Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Silver Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Carolina Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Kure Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Masonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
  • Wilmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seagate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
  • Leland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>
  • Wrightsville Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Belville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Windemere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Hightsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Kings Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
    • Winnabow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ogden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Town Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Navassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Murraysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
    • Wrightsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Southport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayshore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Bolivia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 New Hanover 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 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 New Hanover 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 #985389  (Freeman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985389 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: New Hanover
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carolina Beach
      • Location given for Freeman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0987829     Lon: -77.8947079
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 New Hanover, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.