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 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 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Liberty is located in Winston County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty:
- Winston County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Plattsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Noxapater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hinze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- McCool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Kosciusko
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Hesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Weir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ackerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- French Camp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Reform
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Lynville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Coosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- High Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Redwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Standing Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Pearl River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Bogue Chitto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Laurel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Tucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dowdville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Neshoba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Newton County
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Scott County
- Sebastopol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty.
Cemeteries Near Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Noxapater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rattletrap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Plattsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Noxapater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hinze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Vowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rural Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Marydell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newtonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty.
Newspapers Published in 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 Liberty:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Winston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Choctaw County
- Kemper County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |