Our Genealogy Helper
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 Liberty Grove (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 Liberty Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Liberty Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Liberty Grove: Liberty Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Liberty Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Liberty Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Liberty Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty Grove:
- Randolph County (The home county of Liberty Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Corbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Wedowee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Morrison Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Milner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Choccolocco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- De Armanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Hobson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Doublehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Abanda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Clackville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Milltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Stroud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Standing Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Chapel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Cragford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Lineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Motley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Elder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Micaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hightower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Abel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Talladega County
- Kentuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Truett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Goldville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Matilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Tyus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Roopville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Waco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Budapest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Ephesus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Roosterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- O'Neals Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Centralhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Glenn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Graysons Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Abbottsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sunny Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- West Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Sassafrass Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Asta Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Rockwell Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty Grove.
Cemeteries Near Liberty Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty Grove.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Liberty Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boozer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcat Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Liberty Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Lamar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Potash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Waldrep
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Lofty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lofty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Cornhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Grove.
Newspapers Published in Liberty Grove ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Liberty Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Liberty Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |