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 South 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 South 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.
Name Variations for South Liberty ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Liberty: S. Liberty
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Liberty. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Liberty.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
South 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 South Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Liberty:
- Waldo County (The home county of South Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Searsmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- North Palermo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Bickfords Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Greers Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Belmont Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Harborside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Penobscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Castine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Branch Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South China
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- China
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Vassalboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- 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
- Vassalboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Burkettville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Razorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- West Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Stickney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Hope
(11 miles [17.7 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 east)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- West Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- North Whitefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Waldoboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Nobleboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Alna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Dixmont
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- South Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for South Liberty.
Cemeteries Near South Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South 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 South Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Fish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pierpont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lenfest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hannan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Liberty had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Liberty, with the one closest to South Liberty listed first.
- Burkettville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Razorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- North Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- West Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Washington is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washington
- Stickney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- South Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- North Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- West Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Liberty.
Newspapers Published in South 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Liberty, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Liberty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 South 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
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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 South Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |