A visit to the Freeport 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 Freeport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Freeport Cemetery:
39.1395, -81.3296
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Freeport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Freeport Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the southwest of the Freeport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Freeport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Freeport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Freeport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
- Fought Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #599875 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Everly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Everly Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Beha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beha Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beha Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Wells - Seaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Twist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Twist Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Twist Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rizer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Vaught Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kanawha Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leachtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leachtown Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown Cemetery
- The Leachtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leachtown Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2606208 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Swisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Freeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Freeport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Cisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Petroleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Leachtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Dallison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kanawha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Burning Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Cantwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cornwallis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Horseneck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Windy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Freed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Valley Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Schultz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
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 Freeport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Freeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Freeport Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Elizabeth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Freeport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wirt 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 Freeport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1678753 (Freeport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678753 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: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petroleum
- Location given for Freeport Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1395225 Lon: -81.3295619
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Wirt, 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- Freeport 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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