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A visit to the Free Home 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 Free Home Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Free Home Cemetery:

36.4050, -98.2901

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Free Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Free Home Cemetery is located in Major County<2>.

The county seat for Major County is located in Fairview. Fairview lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Free Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Free Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Free Home Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Free Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Forrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forrest Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
  • West New Hopedale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Square Cedar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Square Cedar Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Cedar Cemetery
  • Era Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Era Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era Cemetery
  • Cleo Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Cleo Springs Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs Cemetery
  • Sorge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Sorge Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorge Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aline Star Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Aline Star Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline Star Cemetery
      • The Aline Star Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Aline Eastern Star Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161741 <5>
    • Eastern Star Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Star Cemetery
    • Solf Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Solf Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solf Cemetery
      • The Solf Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cooprider - Livingston Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99553 <5>
    • Saron Mennonite Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Saron Mennonite Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Mennonite Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fairview.
      • The Saron Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Saron Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235753 <5>
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ames Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ames Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
    • Baumagartner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Baumagartner Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumagartner Cemetery
    • Lahoma Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lahoma Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Karoma Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Free Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Free Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Ringwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cleo Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Orienta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Isabella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lahoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Goltry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ames
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Drummond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Carrier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Carmen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <6>
    • Jet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <6>
    • Okeene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Yewed
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
    • Lambert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people

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 Free Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Major County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Free Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Major 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 Free Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1093036  (Free Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093036 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: Major
      • Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairview NE
      • Location given for Free Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.4050336     Lon: -98.2900712
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Major, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Free Home 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.