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:
35.9787, -85.6050
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 White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the east southeast 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Liberty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hutchings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hutchings Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchings Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Southern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Southern Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cemetery
- Tollison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tollison Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tollison Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167432 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Billings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Billings Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hutson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Fanchers Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Peeled Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Johnsons Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Drop ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Darkey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ditty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Philippi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Southtown Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Fall City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Meade ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Smithville
- Sparta
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 websites either 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 White 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 #1321198 (Liberty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321198 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: White
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cassville
- Location given for Liberty Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9786748 Lon: -85.6049797
- 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 White, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |