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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 Freedom (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 Freedom. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Freedom is located in Spokane County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spokane County: Benewah (ID), Bonner (ID), Kootenai (ID), Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens & Whitman.

Below are the counties that are near Freedom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freedom:

  • Spokane County     (The home county of Freedom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
    • Spangle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Spring Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
    • Fairfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valleyford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Latah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
      • Mica is located in Spokane County
    • Marshall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Spokane County
    • Four Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
    • Edwall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sprague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Reardan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
    • Rosalia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Malden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Whitman County
    • Lone Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Tekoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakesdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Willard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
    • Saint John
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Steptoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Farmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Benewah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
    • Willard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Plummer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Tensed
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensed
      • Tensed is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tensed <1>
    • De Smet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Smet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Chatcolet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
    • Worley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
      • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <1>
    • Bellgrove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
      • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • State Line Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
      • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • State Line
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • Conkling Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County (ID)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freedom, see our County-by-County Page for Freedom.

Newspapers Published in Freedom ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freedom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freedom, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freedom.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Freedom:

Cemeteries Near Freedom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freedom.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freedom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.

  • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
  • Wood Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Memorial Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New England Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New England Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New England Cemetery
  • Pine City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine City Cemetery
  • Latah Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Mica Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mica Cemetery
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Freedom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freedom.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.

  • Plaza
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
    • Plaza is located in Spokane County
  • Spangle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Spokane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Rosalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Latah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Freeman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Spokane County
  • Marshall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Spokane County
  • Mica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
    • Mica is located in Spokane County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lone Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Thornton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Whitman County
    • Tekoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freedom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freedom.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freedom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freedom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freedom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3763, Longitude: -117.3827       In this case, the coordinates for Freedom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Freedom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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