A visit to the Old Freedom 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 Old Freedom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Freedom Cemetery:
35.3015, -80.2387
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Freedom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Freedom Cemetery is located in Stanly County<2>.
The county seat for Stanly County is located in Albemarle. Albemarle lies just to the north northeast of the Old Freedom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Freedom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Old Freedom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Poplin Grove Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplin Grove Cemetery
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Canton Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canton Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Albemarle.
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Eudy Family Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudy Family Cemetery
- The Eudy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- William Eudy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424490 <5>
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridgecrest Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Cemetery
- Oakboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakboro Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakboro Cemetery
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Ropers Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McRae Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Baucoms Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Baucoms Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baucoms Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Albemarle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Plyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Millingport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Lambert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Oakboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Badin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Locust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stanfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Richfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Misenheimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Ansonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
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 Old Freedom Cemetery. The following communities are located in Stanly County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albemarle
- Badin
- Locust
- Norwood
- Oakboro
- Richfield
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 Old Freedom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Stanly 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 Old Freedom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1004275 (Old Freedom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004275 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: Stanly
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Albemarle
- Location given for Old Freedom Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3015326 Lon: -80.2386712
- 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 Stanly, 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- Old Freedom 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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