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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freedom Cemetery:
34.9190, -81.0512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freedom Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Freedom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freedom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Freedom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Laurelwood Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Rock Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70491 <5>
- Grandview Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Grandview Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rock Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156020 <5>
- Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Unity Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Unity Cemetery
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Catawba.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156600 <5>
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70956 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Six Mile Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Silver Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freedom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lesslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- India Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Roddey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Edgemoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tega Cay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wyck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Camp Cox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Lowrys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lake Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
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 York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freedom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Mill
- Pineville
- Rock Hill
- York
- York lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Freedom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to York 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222552 (Freedom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222552 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: York
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill West
- Location given for Freedom Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9190323 Lon: -81.0511896
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including York, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Freedom 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. |