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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.8326°   (40° 49' 57")

Lon:   -103.6966°   (-103° 41' 47")

The Liberty Cemetery is located in Weld County<1>.

The county seat for Weld County is located in Greeley. Greeley lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Liberty Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 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 Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Weld County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Liberty Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Liberty Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Avalo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalo
      • Avalo is located in Weld County
      • Former name for Avalo:
      • Greasewood Flats
    • Stoneham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Weld County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <4>
    • Raymer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
      • Raymer is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Raymer has also been known as:
      • New Raymer
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <4>
    • Keota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Keota is located in Weld County
    • Willard ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Logan County
    • Sligo ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sligo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
      • Sligo is located in Weld County
    • Padroni
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Buchanan ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Logan County
    • Kimball
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Kimball County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
    • Grover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
    • Bushnell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Atwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
      • Dix is located in Kimball County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <4>

    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 Weld County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bushnell
    • Grover
    • Keota
      • Keota lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Liberty Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
    • Kimball

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Keota Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Keota Cemetery is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keota Cemetery
    • Sligo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sligo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Sligo Cemetery is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sligo Cemetery
    • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Christian Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Christian Cemetery is located in Weld County
      • The Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Horst Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Dix Rural Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Dix Rural Cemetery is located in Kimball County (NE)
      • The Dix Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dix Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dix Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100545 <7>
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bushnell Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Pilgrim Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Pine Bluffs Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Merino Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Merino Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merino Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #171143  (Liberty Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #171143 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Avalo
      • County: Weld         Elev: 1429
      • Location given for GNIS #171143 (Liberty Cemetery)

    The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

    The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Liberty Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8326, Longitude: -103.6966    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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