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 (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Liberty is located in Waldo County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty:
- Waldo County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- West Searsmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- South Montville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montville is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Searsmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slab City is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- North Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Palermo is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Bickfords Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Belmont Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont Corner is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Center Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Belmont is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greers Corner is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Morrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Castine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harborside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- West Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little Deer Isle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Branch Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- China
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South China
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- South Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Benton Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- North Vassalboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- West Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Burkettville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Razorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Stickney Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- North Whitefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Waldoboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Nobleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Alna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Dixmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Dixmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- South Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- East Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Detroit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty.
Cemeteries Near Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hannan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greer Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90048 <2>
- Whitten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lenfest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Gove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Liberty had a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Liberty had a population of 977 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- South Montville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Whites Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whites Corner is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
- West Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montville is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- East Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Palermo is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- North Searsmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Searsmont is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- Center Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Montville is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- South Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Liberty is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty
- Searsmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithton is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Burkettville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Palermo is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- North Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Liberty. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Liberty and those printed in the larger area surrounding Liberty.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Liberty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Liberty:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |