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:
42.9241, -95.5936
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 O'Brien County<2>.
The county seat for O'Brien County is located in Primghar. Primghar lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Liberty Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- West Prairie View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Waterman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Waterman Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
- Spring Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Twp. Cemetery
- First Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The First Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Meriden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Meriden Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Cemetery
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- Afton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Memory Gardens is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
- Fred Fieldman Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Fred Fieldman Grave is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred Fieldman Grave
- Doyle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mental Health Institute Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- Marcus - Amherst Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Calumet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Larrabee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Sutherland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paullina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Cleghorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Primghar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mary Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Granville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Archer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aurelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moneta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hartley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Hospers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 O'Brien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurelia
- Calumet
- Cherokee
- Hartley
- Larrabee
- Marcus
- Paullina
- Peterson
- Primghar
- Remsen
- Royal
- Sanborn
- Sutherland
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 O'Brien 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 #458318 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458318 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: O'Brien
- Est. Elev: 433 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutherland West
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9241469 Lon: -95.5936191
- 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 O'Brien, 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 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. |