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 New 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 New 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
New Liberty is located in Metcalfe County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near New Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Liberty:
- Metcalfe County (The home county of New Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cedar Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Beaumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Nell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Keltner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Weed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Breeding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Toria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Pickett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Gradyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Kemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Sparksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Milltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Bliss
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Flatwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Meador
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Yesse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Slick Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Kino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Eighty Eight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Hiseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Nobob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etoile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Haywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Beckton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Dubre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Grider
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Bakerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Burkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Mammoth Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Liletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Roachville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Summersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Three Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Horse Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rowletts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Munfordville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Meshack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hestand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Fountain Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Akersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Wright's
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Campbellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Horn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Moss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Macon County (TN)
- Walnut Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for New Liberty.
Cemeteries Near New Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Runion - Sandidge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shuffet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tibbs Burial Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dulin Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Arnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find New Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Liberty, with the one closest to New Liberty listed first.
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Slick Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Savoyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Eighty Eight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Summer Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hiseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Nobob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Crailhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Temple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Three Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Nell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Liberty.
Newspapers Published in New 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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Liberty, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Liberty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Liberty:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Metcalfe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Monroe County
- Taylor County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Macon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 New Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |