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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freedom West Cemetery

Lat:   41.2392°   (41° 14' 21")

Lon:   -81.1618°   (-81° 9' 42")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drakesburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drakesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drakesburg Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Graveyard
    • Pioneer Trail Cemetery
    • Sanford Cemetery
  • Charlestown Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlestown Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlestown Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Charlestown Twp. Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Windham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Windham Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • The Park Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • Abbot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abbot Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • Keiper - Tuller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keiper - Tuller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keiper - Tuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keiper - Tuller Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • Tinker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tinker Cemetery is located in Portage County
    • Anchor - Moore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anchor - Moore Cemetery
      • The Anchor - Moore Cemetery is located in Portage County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
    • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
  • Evergreen Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
  • Garrettsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hiram
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Hiram is located in Portage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <6>
  • Mantua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Augerburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
    • Augerburg is located in Portage County
  • Windham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mahoning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
    • Mahoning is located in Portage County
  • Pine Gate Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
    • Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbellsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
    • Campbellsport is located in Portage County
  • Wayland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Portage County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Doolittles Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
      • Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
    • Brady Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
      • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
    • Phalanx
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
      • Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
    • Camelot Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
    • Streetsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
      • Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
      • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
    • South Canal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
      • South Canal is located in Trumbull County
    • Newton Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
      • Newton Falls is located in Trumbull County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <6>
    • Parkman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Welshfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
      • Welshfield is located in Geauga County
    • Kent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
    • Palmyra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Portage County
    • Diamond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Portage County
    • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 West Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1040668 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ravenna
    • County: Portage         Elev: 369
    • Location given for GNIS #1040668 (Freedom West Cemetery)

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Freedom West Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2392, Longitude: -81.1618       In this case, the coordinates for the Freedom West Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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