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:
32.6760, -85.3241
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the west southwest of the Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Rosemere Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosemere Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemere Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Garden Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garden Hills Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills Cemetery
- The Garden Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22950 <5>
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Young Gravesite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Penn Young Gravesite is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Young Gravesite
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Burrell Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Gwen Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chewacla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cusseta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beauregard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- The Bottle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Bleecker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Blanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Osanippa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prince Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- River View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Ridgewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Eady City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Loachapoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- LaFayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marvyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Smith's Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- LaFayette
- Lanett
- Opelika
Websites to help with your 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 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 Lee 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 #138215 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138215 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opelika East
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6759664 Lon: -85.3241113
- 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 Lee, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |