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:
36.3337, -80.6723
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 Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the north northwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stony Knoll Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Double Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Double Creek Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Cemetery
- Union Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dobson Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobson Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Open Door Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Open Door Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Door Cemetery
- Little Richmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hogans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackwater UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Fork Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Fork Cemetery
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fulk & Shore Graveyard is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulk & Shore Graveyard
- Bold Springs Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bold Springs Graveyard is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Graveyard
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Stony Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stony Knoll is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Copeland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Copeland is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockford is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Dobson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk was located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Black Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Water is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Richmond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Boonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals was located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Plains is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Zephyr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zephyr is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Red Brush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Brush is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Elkin Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mountain Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Liberty Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Surry 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 #1731599 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731599 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Copeland
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3337466 Lon: -80.6722869
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Surry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |