A visit to the Liberty Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
41.8997, -93.8927
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Liberty Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.
- State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the State Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woodward.
- The State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodmeadow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447643 <5>
- Dalander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Xenia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Xenia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia Cemetery
- Cassel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- James Gildea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The James Gildea Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Gildea Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Robbins Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brethren Cemetery
- The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopkins Grove UMC Cemetery
- J.B. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274288 <5>
- Squire Boone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Squire Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Boone Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Quincy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hopkins Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Xenia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Woodward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madrid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bouton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Moingona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Granger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Minburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Polk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk City Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Kelley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Herrold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herrold is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
- Midvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Dallas Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Huxley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 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 Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Bouton
- Dallas Center
- Madrid
- Minburn
- Ogden
- Perry
- Perry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Polk City
- Slater
- Woodward
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Boone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #458315 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458315 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Boone
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madrid NW
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8997073 Lon: -93.892728
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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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