Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Freeland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Freeland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Freeland is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Hood, Parker, Somervell & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Freeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freeland:
- Johnson County (The home county of Freeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Rio Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cleburne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Godley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coyote Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Keene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Egan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Cross Timber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Alvarado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Eulogy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Kimball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kopperl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iredell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Womack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Laguna Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cayote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Ellis County
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Erath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Chalk Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Duffau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Duffau is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
- Bluff Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- Hico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Blum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huron ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Itasca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Lovelace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lovelace is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Fort Spunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Pecan Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- DeCordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Paluxy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Granbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cresson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brazos Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Tolar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Trail Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
- Somervell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Nemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glass is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Primrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Francis Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freeland, see our County-by-County Page for Freeland.
Cemeteries Near Freeland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Freeland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Baker Lain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lafon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glass Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hill Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kopperl Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Squaw Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Live Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ft. Spunky Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Freeland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Brazos Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
- Eulogy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Kimball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Georges Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Kopperl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Spunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Blum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rio Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Derden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Derden is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walnut Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeland.
Newspapers Published in Freeland ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freeland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freeland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Freeland:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bosque County
- Ellis County
- Erath County
- Hamilton County
- Hill County
- Hood County
- Somervell County
- Tarrant County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |