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:
41.2294, -92.9405
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carlisle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Doud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Doud Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doud Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Marysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marysville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marysville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marysville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186980 <5>
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Orey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Orey Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orey Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Zion of Pershing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sween Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sween Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sween Cemetery
- Mormon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Gullion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gullion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullion Cemetery
- Indiana Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brecke Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brecke Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecke Ridge Cemetery
- Loynachan Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pringle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pringle Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Cemetery
- Belle Fountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bussey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Indiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Tracy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Pershing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Attica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Lovilia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Lakonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Fishville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Pella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Givin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Olmitz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Albia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Melcher - Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Albia lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Bussey
- Knoxville
- Lovilia
- Pella
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 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 Marion 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 #458314 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458314 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lovilia
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2294456 Lon: -92.9404785
- 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 Marion, 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- 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. |