A visit to the 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 Liberty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Liberty Cemetery:
36.7716, -83.6553
The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bell County<1>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the west southwest of the Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Liberty Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Buell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slusher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Peavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavier Cemetery
- Knuckle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Knuckle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knuckle Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Miracle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miracle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Cemetery
- Balkan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Balkan Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkan Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Straight Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Jenson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorton Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wasioto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arjay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Miracle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Sims Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Callaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fourmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Stoney Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Trosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
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 Liberty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- Pineville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Liberty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 Liberty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #496353 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #496353 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pineville
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7714747 Lon: -83.6549168
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Liberty Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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