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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Liberty is located in Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
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:
- Rowan County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Craven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Pooletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Timbercreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Morgan Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Faith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granite Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Corbin Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- East Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Anson County
- Roper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Rimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Fisher Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Poplar Tent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Southmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Cotton Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Handy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Complex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Sapona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Silver Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Forsyth County
- Muddy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Mazeppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Cool Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mount Mourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Ostwalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Davidson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Wadeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Eleazer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asheboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Misenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Palmerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Bloomington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Albemarle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Badin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Lambert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Locust
(22 miles [35.4 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.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christiana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newsom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old English Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 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.
- Pool ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Craven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Rockwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Granite Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Faith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Healing Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Jackson Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 67 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 turn to 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 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Stanly 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 Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |