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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Liberty. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Liberty to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Liberty, please Contact Us.
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 (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. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Liberty is historic, it would have been located within present day Benton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty:
- Benton County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Cave Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Prairie Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Flock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Highfill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Centerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Eureka Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Holiday Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Whitener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Japton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Crosses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Tontitown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- War Eagle Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Blue Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Seligman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Washburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Jane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
- Powell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Pineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <2>
- Ginger Blue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Watts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colcord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty.
Cemeteries Near Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Goad Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53120 <3>
- Forest Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
- Elm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Creech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creech is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osage Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osage Mills is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Mills
- Wager ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Key ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty.
Newspapers Published in Liberty ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty, 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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Liberty:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Madison County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |