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 (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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Liberty is located in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (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:
- Sebastian County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Frog Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Hackett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Bonanza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Barling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Wright Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Kibler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Van Buren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Leon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Booneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magazine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Caulksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ratcliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Rich Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Mountain Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Mena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Cardiff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Boles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gate ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Parks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Y City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Harvey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pocola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poteau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Braden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Heavener
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Petros
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Howe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
- Arkoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
- Former name for Hodgen:
- Hodgens
- Hodgen has also been known as:
- Hodgens Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <1>
- Shady Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- Moffett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buggy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coop Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coop Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coop Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53522 <2>
- Looper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sorrels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Cherokee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- James Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 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.
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Boothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boothe is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
- Witcherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Witcherville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
- Cauthron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthron is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montreal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montreal is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burnville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnville
- Gipson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gipson is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brawley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brawley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
- Excelsior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
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 80 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 24 miles [38.6 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 Sebastian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Polk County
- Scott County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |