A visit to the Free Will 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 Will Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Free Will Cemetery:
36.4151, -89.4576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Free Will Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Free Will Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Tiptonville. Tiptonville lies just to the south southwest of the Free Will Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Free Will Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free Will Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Free Will Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cronanville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cronanville Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronanville Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Citizen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Citizen Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizen Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riddles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Girvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Le Sieur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Le Sieur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sieur Cemetery
- Keefe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Keefe Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefe Cemetery
- Burrus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Burrus Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrus Cemetery
- Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crockett Chapel Cemetery
- Crocketts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11015 <5>
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Madrid Bend Families Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Madrid Bend Families Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Bend Families Cemetery
- The Madrid Bend Families Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76544 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Yount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Yount Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Cemetery
- Le Sieur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Le Sieur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sieur Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Creviosur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Creviosur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creviosur Cemetery
- Kimes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Kimes Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimes Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Madie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Madie Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madie Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Cobbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
- Crescent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free Will Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Free Will Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Proctor City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Tiptonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Owl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Samburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hornbeak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Hayward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- New Madrid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Howardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Portageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lilbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Lilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Bogota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Netherlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- La Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Kewanee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Obion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Will Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Will Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Hickman
- Lilbourn
- New Madrid
- Obion
- Portageville
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
- Troy
- Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Free Will Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 Free Will Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lake 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 Will Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284877 (Free Will Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284877 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiptonville
- Location given for Free Will Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4150643 Lon: -89.4575746
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Free Will 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. |
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