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:
34.8823, -88.9909
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 Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Liberty Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- McCowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCowan Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowan Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Falkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tipplersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Marlowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Marlowe Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem 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:
- Falkner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tiplersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Gravestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Saulsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lowrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Essary Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Clarysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Grand Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Hightown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Kossuth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- La Grange
- Middleton
- Ripley
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 Tippah 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 #693717 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693717 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8823147 Lon: -88.9908961
- 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 Tippah, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |