A visit to the Liberty 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 Liberty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Liberty Cemetery:
33.2718, -85.8914
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the east of the Liberty Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Noles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Noles Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Noles Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Poe Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Poe Bridge Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Bridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hassell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilsons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lystra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- County Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harkins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Millerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Chandler Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambers Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Mellow Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ironaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Barfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cragford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hackneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Goldville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Haynes Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Elder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- McElderry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Rendalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Cowpens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Ofelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Emuckfaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Motley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Almond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Winterboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Goodwater
- Lineville
- Talladega
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 helpful 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 Clay 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 Liberty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730326 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730326 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clairmont Springs
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2717809 Lon: -85.8913535
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Clay, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |