A visit to the West Liberty Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the West Liberty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Liberty Cemetery:
37.2791, -96.0373
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.
The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Sedan. Sedan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the West Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- Hardrock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardrock Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Star Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Star Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Center Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Longton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Sedan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548160 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Riley Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Sedan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1281723 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upola Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Upola Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola Cemetery
- Elk Falls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elk Falls Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Falls Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Hale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Oak Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Longton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Elk City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Upola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Monett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Elk Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Busby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lafontaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Buxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Niotaze
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Moline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gibbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Cave Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <6>
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 Chautauqua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caney
- Caney lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Elk Falls
- Howard
- Independence
- Lafontaine
- Longton
- Moline
- Niotaze
- Peru
- Peru lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the West Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sedan
- Sedan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the West Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sedan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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 Chautauqua County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the West Liberty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469862 (West Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469862 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: Chautauqua
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Valley
- Location given for West Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2792223 Lon: -96.0374888
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Chautauqua, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Liberty Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |