A visit to the 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 Freedom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freedom Cemetery:
41.4753, -84.2074
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freedom Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Napoleon. Napoleon lies just to the southeast of the Freedom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freedom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Freedom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Aeschliman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Aeschliman Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aeschliman Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pettisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pettisville Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettisville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pettisville.
- The Pettisville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pettisville Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977317 <5>
- Pettisville Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pettisville Union Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettisville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pettisville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977233 <5>
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Pettisville Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pettisville Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettisville Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pettisville.
- The Pettisville Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graetz Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292554 <5>
- Rupp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rupp Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupp Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Archbold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Archbold Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold Cemetery
- Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reform Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbarre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westbarre Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbarre Cemetery
- St. Caspar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Caspar Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Caspar Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mikesell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mikesell Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgeville Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Pettisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Wauseon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archbold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Florida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Liberty Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- West Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Malinta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Oakshade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- West Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Elery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Grelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Powers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
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 Freedom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbold
- Delta
- Delta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Freedom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Liberty Center
- Napoleon
- Pettisville
- Stryker
- Wauseon
- West Unity
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Freedom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Freedom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806068 (Freedom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806068 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Napoleon West
- Location given for Freedom Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4753289 Lon: -84.2074491
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Henry, 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- 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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