A visit to the Freewill 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 Freewill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freewill Cemetery:
38.4476, -82.5227
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freewill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freewill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Freewill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freewill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Freewill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freewill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Maddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maddy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddy Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Ice Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ice Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Creek Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The William Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenova (WV).
- The Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78107 <5>
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
- Harveytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harveytown Cemetery is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown Cemetery
- Langdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Langdon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Brammer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brammer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freewill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freewill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Sybene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- South Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kenova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Cliffside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Catlettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buffalo Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Andis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Reid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Guyandotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Proctorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Coal Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Willow Wood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Millseat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 Freewill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freewill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Burlington
- Catlettsburg
- Ceredo
- Chesapeake
- Guyandotte
- Huntington
- Kenova
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Freewill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Freewill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961200 (Freewill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961200 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catlettsburg
- Location given for Freewill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4475817 Lon: -82.5226571
- 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 Lawrence, 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- Freewill 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |