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:
34.5637, -94.1027
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 Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Mena. Mena lies just to the west 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 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Board Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Board Camp Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Nunley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nunley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
- Yocana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yocana Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocana Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Owens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Chapel Cemetery
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Owens Cemetery
- Lower Big Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Dallas Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dallas Cemetery
- The Old Dallas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dallas Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Foran Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foran Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Big Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992399 <5>
- Wilhite Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Chant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Chant Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Board Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Mena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Gate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Y City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Potter Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Boles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Hatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cox Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mineola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vandervoort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Umpire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Unco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Mountain Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Hatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Whitetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Pencil Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hatfield
- Mena
- Oden
- Umpire
Websites to help with your 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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 #72320 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #72320 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Board Camp
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5637171 Lon: -94.1027057
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Polk, 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 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. |