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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 #95290)

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:   42.9898°   (42° 59' 23")

Lon:   -95.1418°   (-95° 8' 30")

The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Liberty Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fanny Fern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fanny Fern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fanny Fern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fanny Fern Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Prairie Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Burr Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Osborn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Douglas Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Barnes Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Daily Burial Ground
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daily Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daily Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daily Burial Ground is located in Buena Vista County
    • Garfield Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Little Sioux Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Sioux Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Sioux Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Sioux Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Poland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poland Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Dickens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Clay County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
  • Rossie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
    • Rossie is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Cornell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gillett Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sioux Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Webb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Linn Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <6>
  • Spencer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Peterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
    • Peterson is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <6>
  • Rembrandt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dickens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marathon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Everly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
      • Everly is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Ayrshire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
      • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <6>
    • Ruthven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Langdon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Moneta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
      • Moneta is located in O'Brien County

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 Clay County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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 #458319  (Liberty Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #458319 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: Sioux Rapids
    • County: Clay         Elev: 421
    • Location given for GNIS #458319 (Liberty Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #95290

The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.ia.us/

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 Clay, 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' (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: 42.9898, Longitude: -95.1418    
<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.




 

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