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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble & Warren.
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:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Frytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Drexel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Voyager Village West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Post Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- New Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Gem City Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Moraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trotwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deerpark Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Stillwater Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Miamisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- South Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Miltonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Kyles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Holiday Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- New Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Limestone City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- North Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Green Hedges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Dialton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- New Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port William
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pitsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Arcanum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Savona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- New Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Poplar Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Wayne Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Gettysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Beavercreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trebein
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Pinewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Highpoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Loveland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Ginghamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- West Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Potsdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Tipp City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laura
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alcony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Gratis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Springboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Corwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Hageman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Williams County
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Contreras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
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.
- Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jeffersonview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellerton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Memory Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Miami Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- County Infirmary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Infirmary Cemetery
- The County Infirmary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montgomery County Home Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trissel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holp Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Farmersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41461 <2>
- Moyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Troxel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dayton National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Liberty had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Ellerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellerton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Whitfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- New Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miamisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Stillwater Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Trotwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Airhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylorsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsburg
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 265 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 14 miles [22.5 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 professional and volunteer 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |