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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Jay County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jay County: Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Randolph, Wells, Darke (OH) & Mercer (OH).
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:
- Jay 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.
- Bryant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
- Bloomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Antiville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Pony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Fiat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pennville is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennville <2>
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Collett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
- Linn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Berne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Berne is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <2>
- Coppess Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
- Pleasant Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <2>
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Magley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Preble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preble <2>
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Hoagland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoagland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Hoagland is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoagland <2>
- Yoder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <2>
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Montpelier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
- Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <2>
- Renner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Shamrock Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Eaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Eaton is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
- Granville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Desoto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
- Liberty Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Gaston is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Farrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Arcana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Friendly Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Upland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Upland is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Van Buren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Plum Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Markle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Markle is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <2>
- Majenica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Saratoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
- Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Farmland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmland
- Farmland is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmland <2>
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
- Haysville Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker City
- Parker City is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker City <2>
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Phenix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Reiffsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Vera Cruz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Poneto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Keystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Travisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Craigville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <2>
- Liberty Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Lightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- New Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Weston
- New Weston is located in Darke County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Weston <2>
- Rossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
- Rossburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossburg <2>
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- North Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star is located in Darke County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Star <2>
- Ansonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Brock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Brock is located in Darke County (OH)
- Osgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Osgood is located in Darke County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <2>
- Yorkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire is located in Darke County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkshire <2>
- Dawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Dawn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Macedon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Scudder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Fort Recovery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
- Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <2>
- Wendelin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <2>
- Saint Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Saint Henry is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <2>
- Tama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <2>
- Celina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Celina is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <2>
- Burkettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettsville
- Burkettsville is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkettsville <2>
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Willshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willshire
- Willshire is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willshire <2>
- Schumm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Wren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
- Abanaka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Glenmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Ohio City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <2>
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Convoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <2>
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for 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 133 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 22 miles [35.4 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 like to 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 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Indiana State Archives
- Pages specific to Jay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blackford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Randolph County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wells County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Darke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Wert County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Jay County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Jay County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Pingrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pingrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pingrey Cemetery
- Borris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borris Cemetery
- Whicker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whicker Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85291 <5>
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87351 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84459 <5>
- Old Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- The Old Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bearcreek Cemetery
- Boehm Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Frank Boehm Farm Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194239 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980871 <5>
- Pound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pound Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84682 <5>
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- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86944 <5>
- Studebaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Studebaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87063 <5>
- Hearne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearne Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find West Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Bryant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
- Antiville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Kitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Poling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
- Corkwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Westchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- Westchester is located in Jay County
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Phenix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Linn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Domestic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pennville is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennville <2>
- Pony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Pennville
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Liberty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jay County: www.co.jay.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5334, Longitude: -84.9961 In this case, the coordinates for West Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |