Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about West Liberty (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for West Liberty. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for West Liberty ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Liberty. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Liberty.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
West Liberty is located in Howard County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Miami & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near West Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Liberty:
- Howard County (The home county of West Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Jerome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Oakford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kokomo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Cassville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- West Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Galveston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Onward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Young America
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- New Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Scircleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Michigantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Kirklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Janney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Sims
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rigdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Herbst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Mier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Michaelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sweetser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Aroma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ekin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Strawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Durbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Monterey Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Banquo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Leisure
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Summitville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Frankton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Perkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Prosperity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Miami
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Bunker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Windfall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- East Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- La Fontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Lincolnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Wabash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lagro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for West Liberty.
Cemeteries Near West Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Liberty.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for West Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Civil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greentown Cemetery
- Walberg Cemetery
- Wooters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85209 <2>
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Waymire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forrestville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thraikill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Liberty had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Phlox
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Phlox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Jerome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Point Isabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Sycamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Guy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Windfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sims
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Rigdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Swayzee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Curtisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Hackleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Herbst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Liberty.
Newspapers Published in West Liberty ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Liberty, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Liberty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Liberty:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |