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 (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. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clay, Macon, Overton, Putnam & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty:
- Jackson County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Nameless
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rough Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Gainesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haydenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Columbus Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Dodson Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Whitleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- North Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Burristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Gassaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Hermitage Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Moss
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Celina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Cave Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Temperance Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Philippi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Johnsons Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dowelltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Young Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Gibbs Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Walnut Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Frog Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Beaver Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Livingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Oakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Cookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Bangham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Boiling Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Difficult
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Defeated
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gordonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Pleasant Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dixon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Johntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Fanchers Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Peeled Chestnut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Drop ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Cherry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Darkey Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Commerce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Cottage Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Watertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Akersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Hestand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty.
Cemeteries Near Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bockman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (669 more) ...
- Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Nameless
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flynns Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Gladdice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- Rough Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Chestnut Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Donoho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Kempville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gainesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Buffalo Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty.
Newspapers Published in 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty, 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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Liberty:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Monroe 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, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |