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:
37.1940, -78.0492
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 Nottoway County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freeman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freeman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Towler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Towler Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towler Cemetery
- Belfast Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel United Bethodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Strum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Strum Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum Cemetery
- Crewe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crewe Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe Cemetery
- Blendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blendon Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Crewe.
- The Blendon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49490 <5>
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Vaughns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Big Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Oak Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Cemetery
- Rennie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rennie Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennie Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks 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 Freeman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freeman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crewe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Earls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Burkeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Wilsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Amelia Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Rodophil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Darvills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Green Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Victoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Lodore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Meherrin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Masons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
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 Nottoway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freeman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Blackstone
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Kenbridge
- Victoria
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Freeman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nottoway 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 #1493917 (Freeman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1493917 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: Nottoway
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crewe East
- Location given for Freeman Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.19404 Lon: -78.0491684
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Nottoway, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |