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:
32.4301, -89.7120
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Pelahatchie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie Cemetery
- Barefoot Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Hodge Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Hill Cemetery
- Morton Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Memorial Gardens
- The Morton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Morton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61046 <5>
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Hollybush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Duncan Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Farris Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Farris Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Hill Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- East Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The East Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Morton Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Reagan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Reagan Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
- Line Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Line Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Creek Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Ludlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Pelahatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Goshen Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Hunter Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Cash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Harperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fannin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Polkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Tuscola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Scott 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 #693715 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693715 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forkville
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4301424 Lon: -89.7120188
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |