A visit to the West 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 West Liberty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Liberty Cemetery:
41.0015, -80.0587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Butler. Butler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the West Liberty Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the West Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McCandless Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCandless Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCandless Cemetery
- North Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Portersville.
- Be careful, some people have confused the Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery with the West Liberty Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988996 <5>
- Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Portersville Bible Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Portersville Bible Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Portersville.
- Be careful, some people have confused the Portersville Bible Church Cemetery with the West Liberty Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976916 <5>
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Chestnut Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The West Sunbury Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sunbury Cemetery
- Hermon - Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hermon - Union Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon - Union Cemetery
- The Hermon - Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Heron Cemetery
- Mt. Heron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #823353 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Rose Point.
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebb Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebb Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- St. Philip & James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler County Memorial Park
- Whitmire Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Slippery Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grant City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bovard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Harlansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Courtneys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Whitestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- West Sunbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swamproot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- McCaslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Hooker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Altman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
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 West Liberty Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the West Liberty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 West Liberty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191063 (West Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191063 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 401 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slippery Rock
- Location given for West Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0014517 Lon: -80.0586686
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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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- West 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. |
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