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 West 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 West 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.
Name Variations for West Liberty ...
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 West Liberty: W. Liberty
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Liberty. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Liberty.
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 hospitals 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.
West Liberty is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near West Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Liberty:
- Madison County (The home county of West Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Hindsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Wesley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Japton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Witter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Lost Bridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- War Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Clantonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gateway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Prairie Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Avoca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Brightwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Bethel Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Alpena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Batavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Eureka Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Holiday Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Urbanette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Rudd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Polo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Dryfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Conway County
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ponca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boxley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- War Eagle Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Blue Springs Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Sonora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Johnson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Chain-O-Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Seligman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Arrow Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerald Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Washburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Exeter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Blue Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lampe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marmaros
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Coney Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Kimberling City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for West Liberty.
Cemeteries Near West Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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 West Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Beulah Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clifty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shorty Burkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rambo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Best Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannady Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McClain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Henson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find West Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Rockhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Forum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forum is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forum
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Eureka Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Junction is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Larue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Larue is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Hindsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Whitener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Liberty.
Newspapers Published in West 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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Liberty, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Liberty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Liberty:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- Stone 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> | 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 West Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |