A visit to the Freeman 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 Freeman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freeman Cemetery:
36.5081, -83.6132
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freeman Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the southeast of the Freeman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freeman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Freeman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freeman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- England Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The England Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wylie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wylie Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Flemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flemon Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemon Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Marsee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marsee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsee Cemetery
- Water Treece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Water Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Treece Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoemaker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Tazewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18497 <5>
- Shumaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Fultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fultz Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz Cemetery
- Cave Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Freeman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freeman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Tazewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrogate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tazewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Head of Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Cumberland Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Goin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Big Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Middlesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Stony Fork Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Capito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
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 Freeman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freeman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Tazewell
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 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 Freeman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Freeman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284889 (Freeman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284889 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 432 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeler
- Location given for Freeman Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5081376 Lon: -83.6132437
- 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 Claiborne, 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- Freeman 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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