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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. 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freedom 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 Cemetery

Lat:   36.8345°   (36° 50' 4")

Lon:   -99.1145°   (-99° 6' 52")

The Freedom Cemetery is located in Woods County<2>.

The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of the Freedom Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Freedom Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Woods County
  • Preston Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preston Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
  • Fairvalley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairvalley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairvalley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairvalley Cemetery is located in Woods County
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitehorse Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehorse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehorse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitehorse Cemetery is located in Woods County
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ewing Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskew Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
  • Coy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Star Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Woods County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Watt Family Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watt Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Watt Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Watt Family Cemetery is located in Barber County (KS)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Watt Family Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Hardtner (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485089 <5>
    • Fern Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fern Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Memorial Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Hill Cemetery
      • The Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Manila Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manila Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manila Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manila Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Aetna Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Lathrop Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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 Freedom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <7>
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Harper County
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Woods County
  • Aetna ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
    • Aetna is located in Barber County (KS)
  • Avard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
    • Avard is located in Woods County
  • Selman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
    • Selman is located in Harper County
  • Waynoka
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
    • Waynoka is located in Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <7>
  • Heman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
    • Heman is located in Woods County
  • Buttermilk
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
    • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County (KS)
  • Alva
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
    • Alva is located in Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <7>
  • Eldred ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
    • Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Quinlan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
      • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
    • Hopeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mooreland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Curtis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • Hardtner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Capron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Capron is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 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 Freedom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woods County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1093039  (Freedom Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1093039 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: Freedom
    • County: Woods         Elev: 514
    • Location given for GNIS #1093039 (Freedom Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.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 Oklahoma's counties, including Woods, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Freedom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8345, Longitude: -99.1145       In this case, the coordinates for the Freedom 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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