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:
36.8917, -88.6839
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Liberty Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Liberty Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kansas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kansas Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Cemetery
- The Kansas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Diggs Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Allcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allcock Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allcock Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Armistead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Armistead Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Straub Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Straub Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straub Cemetery
- Purchase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Purchase Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of West Viola.
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shelton Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Church Cemetery
- The Shelton Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelton Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lowes Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lowes.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960166 <5>
- Boaz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- The Boaz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Boaz Cemetery
- Boat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boat Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Boaz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Melber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lowes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Fancy Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Massac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Symsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lovelaceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kirbyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Hendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reidland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Milburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- West Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Sharpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- West Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
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 Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Graves 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 #496354 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #496354 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: Graves
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melber
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.891723 Lon: -88.6839395
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Graves, 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 from Point A (ie- 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. |
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