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A visit to the Liberty Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Liberty Hill Cemetery:

33.0307, -90.0740

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.

The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the north northeast of the Liberty Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Liberty Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Liberty Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hickory Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Stigler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Stigler Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler Cemetery
  • Meggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Meggs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Truly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Truly Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly Cemetery
  • Buck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
  • Liberty Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
  • Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebron Cemetery
  • Rule Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Rule Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • Malone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Malone Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
    • Harlands Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Durham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Durham Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
    • Boatwright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
    • Brantley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
    • Tolar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tolar Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
    • Gages Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gages Springs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Springs Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Wade Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Liberty Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lexington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Jones Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
  • Coxburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
  • Tolarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
  • Fordyke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
  • Goodman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gwin is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
  • Mileston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mileston is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
  • Evans
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Evans is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Durant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tchula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tchula is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Ituma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eden is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Good Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Bee Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
      • Bee Lake has also been known as:
      • Bee Lake Plantation
    • Vaughan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Wyatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Acona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
    • Sallis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pluto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pluto is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dover is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearce is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
    • Keirn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Keirn is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn

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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Durant
    • Durant lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Liberty Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Goodman
    • Goodman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Liberty Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goodman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Lexington
  • Pickens
    • Pickens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Liberty Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pickens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Holmes 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #684309  (Liberty Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684309 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: Holmes
      • Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lexington South
      • Location given for Liberty Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0306849     Lon: -90.0739747
      • 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 Holmes, 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 Hill 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.