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:
34.3759, -88.2798
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 Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Liberty Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Pates Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pates Temple Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Temple Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Locust Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Locust Tree Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Tree Cemetery
- Burnt Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burnt Field Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Field Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Lentz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Castleberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Castleberry Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Cemetery
- Gun Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gun Creek Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Creek Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Chasteene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chasteene Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasteene Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Eastman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Bounds Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Red Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Golden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mantachie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Burntout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Abney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Pleasant Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Ballardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Burton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Mooreville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Tishomingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Itawamba 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 first turn to 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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba 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 #672439 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672439 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton NE
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3759338 Lon: -88.2797667
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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 Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn 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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