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Introduction ...

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 Liberty Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.4031°   (34° 24' 11")

Lon:   -86.9702°   (-86° 58' 12")

The Liberty Cemetery is located in Morgan County<1>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of the Liberty Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Liberty Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Morgan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Liberty Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Liberty Cemetery.

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

    • Cedar Plains
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
      • Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
    • Leesdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
      • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
    • Hartselle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Falkville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
      • Falkville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <4>
    • Lacon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Lacon is located in Morgan County
    • Danville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Flint City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
      • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Burningtree Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burningtree Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
      • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
    • Priceville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Russell Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
      • Russell Village is located in Morgan County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Oakville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
        • Oakville is located in Lawrence County
      • Austinville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
        • Austinville is located in Morgan County
      • Central
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
        • Central is located in Cullman County
      • Vinemont
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
        • Vinemont is located in Cullman County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinemont <4>
      • Moulton Heights
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moulton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
        • Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
      • Upshaw
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
        • Upshaw is located in Winston County
      • South Vinemont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
        • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
      • Eva
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
        • Eva is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <4>
      • Decatur
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
        • Decatur is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
        • Former names for Decatur:
        • Albany
        • New Decatur
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
      • Jones' Chapel
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
        • Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
      • Winton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
        • Winton is located in Morgan County
      • Bluff City ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
        • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
      • Trinity
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
        • Trinity is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
      • Florette
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
        • Florette is located in Morgan County
      • Westlake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
        • Westlake is located in Limestone County

    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 Liberty Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morgan County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Herrin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Herrin Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • The Herrin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Herring Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrin Cemetery
    • McKendree Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The McKendree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendree Cemetery
    • Wilhite Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wilhite Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhite Cemetery
    • Hartselle Memory Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartselle Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartselle Memory Gardens is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartselle Memory Gardens
    • Orr Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Orr Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Falkville City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falkville City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falkville City Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkville City Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Stovall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Campground Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Holmes Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • McCroskey Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCroskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCroskey Cemetery
      • Crosby Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crosby Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Reeves Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • O'Neal Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
      • Orr Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
      • Day - Speegle Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Day - Speegle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of Hartselle.
        • The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Day Cemetery
        • Speegle Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day - Speegle Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <7>
      • Macedonia Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cullman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • East Battleground Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Battleground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Battleground Cemetery is located in Cullman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Battleground Cemetery
      • Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bell Springs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bell Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Springs Cemetery
      • Higdon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Higdon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higdon Cemetery
      • Piney Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • Key Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Tabor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Hartselle.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24749 <7>
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery

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

    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 Liberty Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #121535  (Liberty Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #121535 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: Hartselle
      • County: Morgan         Elev: 188
      • Location given for GNIS #121535 (Liberty Cemetery)

    The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Liberty Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4031, Longitude: -86.9702    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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