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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Liberty Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Liberty Grove: Liberty Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Liberty Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Liberty Grove.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Grove is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Liberty Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty Grove:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Liberty Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Busby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Leoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Iron City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lawrenceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Minor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Bodenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Green Field
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Liberty Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Campbellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Aymett Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lewis County
- Voorhies
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Maury County
- Screamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Waynesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Ford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Nitrate City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wilson Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Muscle Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Leighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Tuscumbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Arnot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Town Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Lester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Elkmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Pettusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Hay's Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty Grove.
Cemeteries Near Liberty Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bishop Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Truitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Home Sweet Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peppertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Second Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Water Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Restview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (849 more) ...
- McDougal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Liberty Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Grove, with the one closest to Liberty Grove listed first.
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Busby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Pleasant Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Westpoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wayland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Knob Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Grove.
Newspapers Published in Liberty Grove ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Liberty Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |