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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:

43.0291, -93.6547

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 Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies just to the north northeast 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Old Amsterdam Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Amsterdam Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • National Hobo Memorial
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The National Hobo Memorial is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hobo Memorial
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Hobo Memorial is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1498969 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94704 <5>
  • Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Simenson Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Boone Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Twp. Cemetery
    • Ringsaker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellington Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Belmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1273378 <5>
    • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Belmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158768 <5>
    • Meservey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey Cemetery

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:

  • Klemme
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duncan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Goodell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Goodell is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Britt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Britt is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <6>
  • Kanawha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Olaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Olaf is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
  • Ventura
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Meservey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Hutchins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
  • Thornton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Corwith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Crystal Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Clear Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornelia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Forest City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alexander
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alexander is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Swaledale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Wesley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Woden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Burchinal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
    • Fertile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Hancock 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hancock 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 #458320  (Liberty Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458320 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duncan
      • Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0291296     Lon: -93.6546575
      • 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 Hancock, 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.