A visit to the New 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 New Liberty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Liberty Cemetery:
39.0717, -88.9567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the New Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Yolton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Yolton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolton Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Padon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Padon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padon Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Bolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bolt Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
- Forbis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forbis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Mathias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mathias Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias Cemetery
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Dial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Cemetery
- Cothern Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- Springhill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1479263 <5>
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 New Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Dressor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Ramsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moccasin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Bayle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beecher City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Holliday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Cowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hagarstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shobonier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oconee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
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 New Liberty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Bingham
- Cowden
- Herrick
- Oconee
- Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 New Liberty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 New Liberty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1802271 (New Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802271 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avena
- Location given for New Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0717105 Lon: -88.9567316
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Fayette, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New 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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