A visit to the Liberty Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Liberty Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Liberty Cemetery (FG ID #2217514)
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: 41.1584° (41° 9' 30")
Lon: -94.2898° (-94° 17' 23")
The Liberty Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Liberty Cemetery .
Establishment of the Liberty Cemetery ...
The Liberty Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Kickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- West Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Wilson Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Kivett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kivett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Boley Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boley Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boley Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
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- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Moon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orient Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spaulding Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spaulding Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spaulding Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Grand River Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Macksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
- Stanzel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorimor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ord
- From the Liberty Cemetery to Ord
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arispe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pitzer
- From the Liberty Cemetery to Pitzer
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gilead
- From the Liberty Cemetery to Gilead
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
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 Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Afton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Kent lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Orient
- Shannon City
- Winterset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Adair County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1822985 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1822985 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: Zion
- County: Adair Elev: 396
- Location given for GNIS #1822985 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2217514
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | 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- ) 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: 41.1584, Longitude: -94.2898 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |