A visit to the 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 Liberty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Liberty Cemetery:
35.2770, -88.5806
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies just to the south of the Liberty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Liberty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Beauty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beauty Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Hill Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Purdy Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- The Refuge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Refuge Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17680 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Finger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Finger Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger Cemetery
- Bethesda Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Memorial Gardens
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Bethesda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9238 <5>
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Finger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Selmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leapwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Masseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Rose Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Sweet Lips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Stantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eastview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jacks Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Hornsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Deanburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Guys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Liberty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Selmer
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Liberty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Liberty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308684 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308684 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Peter
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2770254 Lon: -88.5806033
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Tennessee's counties, including McNairy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |