A visit to the Freewater 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 Freewater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freewater Cemetery:
40.3083, -99.2076
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freewater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freewater Cemetery is located in Harlan County<2>.
The county seat for Harlan County is located in Alma. Alma lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Freewater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freewater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Freewater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freewater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Antelope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bainbridge Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100385 <5>
- Keene Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fridhem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Plain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Keene Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Blauvelt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Blauvelt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blauvelt Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Axtell.
- The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1858162 <5>
- Bethphage Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Industry Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Freewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freewater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilcox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ragan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sacramento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Huntley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Hildreth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Funk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keene is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Axtell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holdrege
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Republican City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
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- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naponee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Upland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loomis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flynn Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
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 Freewater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harlan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Freewater Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Bloomington
- Franklin
- Funk
- Funk lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Freewater Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Hildreth
- Holdrege
- Loomis
- Minden
- Naponee
- Orleans
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Ragan
- Republican City
- Stamford
- Upland
- Wilcox
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Freewater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Harlan 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 Freewater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829407 (Freewater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829407 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: Harlan
- Est. Elev: 691 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilcox
- Location given for Freewater Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3083452 Lon: -99.2075924
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Harlan, 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- Freewater 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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