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 West 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 West 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.
Name Variations for West Liberty ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Liberty. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Liberty.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
West Liberty is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near West Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Liberty:
- Butler County (The home county of West Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Hallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Slippery Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- West Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Gibsonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Culmerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Duff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Wildwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Ingomar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Parker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Queenstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Laird Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Shadyside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cowansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Rimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Slate Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Lillyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Goehring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- North Sewickley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Big Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Eastvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Foxburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Brady
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Catfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Phillipston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Alum Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Toby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Lamartine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Callensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Grant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Altman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Volant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- New Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- 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
- 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
- Swamproot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Perrys Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Millburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Kilgore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Jackson Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Barkeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Bullion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Henderson Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Polk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Nickleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Lowellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Masury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Hubbard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Brookfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Coalburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for West Liberty.
Cemeteries Near West Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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 West Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- West Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCandless Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Hermon - Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Liberty had a population of 241 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, West Liberty had a population of 328 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Keisters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keisters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keisters
- Slippery Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elora is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elora
- Hallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Jacksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
- Coaltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Plain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Grant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- 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
- Euclid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Bovard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Rose Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Liberty.
Newspapers Published in West 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Liberty, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West 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 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 West Liberty:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West 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 West Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |