A visit to the Freedom West 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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freedom West Cemetery:
41.2392, -81.1618
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freedom West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freedom West Cemetery is located in Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Ravenna. Ravenna lies just to the southwest of the Freedom West Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freedom West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Freedom West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freedom West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Drakesburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Drakesburg Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mantua.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Graveyard
- Pioneer Trail Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216242 <5>
- Charlestown Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Garrettsville.
- The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garrettsville Park Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Keiper - Tuller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tinker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tinker Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Cemetery
- Anchor - Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freedom West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freedom West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drakesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Evergreen Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Garrettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hiram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mantua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Pine Gate Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Doolittles Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Brady Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Phalanx
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Camelot Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rootstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- South Canal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freedom West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Garrettsville
- Hiram
- Kent
- Kent lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Freedom West Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Mantua
- Newton Falls
- Palmyra
- Ravenna
- Streetsboro
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 either 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Portage 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 West Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040668 (Freedom West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040668 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ravenna
- Location given for Freedom West Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2392227 Lon: -81.1617658
- 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 Portage, 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 West 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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