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 Liberty Hill (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 Liberty Hill. 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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Liberty Hill is located in Lincoln Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln Parish: Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Ouachita & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Liberty Hill. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty Hill:
- Lincoln Parish (The home parish of Liberty Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Simsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grambling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Dubach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Ruston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Choudrant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Averit ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryceland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mount Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- English
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Lucky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Burkplace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arizona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Darley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Weldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Blackburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Ansley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Quitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cartwright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- East Hodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Hodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eros
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Nash ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Frost Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Bernice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lillie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Downsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Dubberly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dixie Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Dodge City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty Hill, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Liberty Hill.
Cemeteries Near Liberty Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty Hill.
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 Liberty Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Trussell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Cemetery
- The Alabama Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alabama Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980373 <2>
- Walnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McGloughlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Luke Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sapp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Autrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Liberty Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Simsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aycock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Hico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Marsalis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ruston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Hill.
Newspapers Published in Liberty Hill ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty Hill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty Hill.
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 helpful 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 Liberty Hill:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Lincoln Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Webster Parish
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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 Liberty Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Liberty Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |