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 Liberia (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 Liberia. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Liberia is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Franklin, Halifax, Northampton, Vance, Brunswick (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Liberia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberia:
- Warren County (The home county of Liberia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warren Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Vaughan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Norlina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Soul City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Manson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Whitakers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Alert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- White Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Mapleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Louisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Katesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Townsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Bullock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stovall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Hollister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Ringwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Heathsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- South Rosemary
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Allen Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Roanoke Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Aventon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Castalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Taylors Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Hilliardston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Lancaster Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Matthews Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Dukes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Mays Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Red Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Bass Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Henrico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drewry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Adcock Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Gillburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Bear Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Bobbitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Kittrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Gasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gholsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Brodnax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ezell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Netta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Powellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ante
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Bracey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmer Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Marengo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Hagood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Cusco Willa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- La Crosse
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Union Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Boydton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Opie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Finchley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberia, see our County-by-County Page for Liberia.
Cemeteries Near Liberia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberia.
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 Liberia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Lovely Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Warrenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warren Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macons Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Lynch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manson Missionary Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Liberia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberia, with the one closest to Liberia listed first.
- Embro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Embro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embro
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Inez is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Grove Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Warren Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Vaughan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Essex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Essex is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberia.
Newspapers Published in Liberia ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberia, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Liberia:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Brunswick County
- Mecklenburg County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Liberia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Liberia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |