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A visit to the West Liberty Cemetery ...


The location of the West Liberty Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Liberty Cemetery

Lat:   37.9784°   (37° 58' 42")

Lon:   -94.6574°   (-94° 39' 26")

The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Bourbon County<2>.

The county seat for Bourbon County is located in Fort Scott. Fort Scott lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Liberty Cemetery .

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 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 West Liberty Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Bourbon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the West Liberty Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Barnesville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
    • Hammond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Bourbon County
    • Fulton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
    • Stotesbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Prescott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Richards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Hume
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Devon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
      • Devon is located in Bourbon County
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
    • Fort Scott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
      • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Fort Scott has also been known as:
      • Fort Scott City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <4>
    • Metz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Deerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Mapleton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Berlin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
      • Marmaton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
        • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
      • Pleasanton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
        • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
      • Worland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
        • Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Mound City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Redfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
        • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Ronald
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
        • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
      • Godfrey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
        • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
      • Horton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
        • Horton is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • New Home
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
        • New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Foster
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
        • Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Garland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
        • Garland is located in Bourbon County
      • Rich Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
        • Rich Hill is located in Bates County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <4>
      • Critzer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
        • Critzer is located in Linn County

    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 Bourbon County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Liberty Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Liberty Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Barnesville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnesville Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Osaga Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Osaga Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osaga Cemetery
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Kaufman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaufman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaufman Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Liberty Cemetery
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Prescott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prescott Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Prescott.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prescott Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986369 <7>
    • Turley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turley Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Holmes Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • The Holmes Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Holmes Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Union Center Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Center Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
      • Coleman Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Avondale Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Avondale Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avondale Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Richland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richland Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #474568  (West Liberty Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #474568 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hammond
      • County: Bourbon         Elev: 256
      • Location given for GNIS #474568 (West Liberty Cemetery)

    The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Bourbon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Liberty Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9784, Longitude: -94.6574       In this case, the coordinates for the West Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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