A visit to the West 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 West Liberty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Liberty Cemetery:
41.0956, -95.7539
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County<2>.
The county seat for Mills County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies just to the south of the West Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Saar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Saar Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Cemetery
- Gowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gowen Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152225 <5>
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Martin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pacific City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Plumer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Evan Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evan Lloyd Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan Lloyd Cemetery
- State Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The State Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Glenwood.
- The Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood State School Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435128 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991112 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Council Bluffs.
- The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256269 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Silver City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Pacific City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Mineola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Pacific Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Dumfries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Plattsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- La Platte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Mynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Rock Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Treynor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Cullom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Bartlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hastings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 West Liberty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mills County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Council Bluffs
- Glenwood
- Hastings
- Malvern
- Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
- Plattsmouth
- Silver City
- Tabor
- Tabor lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
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 West Liberty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mills 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 West Liberty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462880 (West Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462880 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: Mills
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pacific Junction
- Location given for West Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0955547 Lon: -95.7538956
- 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 Mills, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West 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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