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A visit to the Free System Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Free System Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Free System Cemetery (FG ID #2524461)

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 Free System Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.0323°   (29° 1' 56")

Lon:   -95.8733°   (-95° 52' 23")

The Free System Cemetery is located in Matagorda County<2>.

The county seat for Matagorda County is located in Bay City. Bay City lies just to the west southwest of the Free System Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Free System Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free System Cemetery.

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

  • Van Vleck
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Caney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Matagorda County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Caney
    • From the Free System Cemetery to Caney
  • Chalmers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <7>
  • McCroskey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliott ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
    • Elliott has also been known as:
    • Elliott's
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elliott
    • From the Free System Cemetery to Elliott
  • Old Ocean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
    • Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <7>
  • Pledger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
    • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <7>
  • Cedar Lane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
    • Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <7>
  • Sweeny
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Danciger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danciger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danciger
    • Danciger is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danciger <7>
  • Markham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
    • Markham is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <7>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Wadsworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <7>
    • Wild Peach Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
      • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
    • West Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
      • Lane City is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <7>
    • Newgulf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
      • Boling is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <7>
    • East Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 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 System Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Matagorda County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 System 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 Free System Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Records ...
  • GNIS ID #1357709  (Free System Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1357709 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: Van Vleck
    • County: Matagorda         Elev: 14
    • Location given for GNIS #1357709 (Free System Cemetery)
  • GNIS ID #1357710  (Free System Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1357710 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: Ashwood
    • County: Matagorda         Elev: 13
    • Location given for GNIS #1357710 (Free System Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2524461

The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Matagorda, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Free System Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0323, Longitude: -95.8733    
<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 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.
<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.




 

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