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 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 is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
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:
- Morgan County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Wartburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Petros
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Deermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Nemo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Mahan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Lancing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Annadel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Harriman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Scarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Fraterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Rocky Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Shea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Stanfill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- LaFollette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Center Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Fairfield Glade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crab Orchard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Armathwaite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Allardt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkrange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Volunteer Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Karns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Farragut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Heiskell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hunting Hills West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Sharp Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Lenoir City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rhea County
- Roddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Bazel Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Kelley Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Dyllis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Emory Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Kries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Cardiff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Midtown Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Hembree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Glenmary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Hughett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Smoky Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- New River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Winona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Straight Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
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.
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thorton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Armes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mossy Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15888 <2>
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brasel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (984 more) ...
- Langley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
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.
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Wartburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Nemo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Deermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Emory ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Lancing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Coalfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Annadel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- DeArmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Scandlyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
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 34 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- 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 Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |