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A visit to the East 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 East Liberty Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Liberty Cemetery:

31.6274, -94.0224

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Liberty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the East Liberty Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the East Liberty Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the East Liberty Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Rather Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Rather Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
  • McWilliams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
  • Whitton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Whitton Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton Cemetery
  • Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • Neuville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Neuville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuville Cemetery
  • Neuvine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Neuvine Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuvine Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Chumley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Chumley Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
    • Cartwright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cartwright Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
    • Sweet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sweet Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
    • Munnerlyn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Munnerlyn Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn Cemetery
    • Windham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Latham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Latham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
    • Daugherty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
    • Cannon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cannon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
    • Creech Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Creech Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
    • Horton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Sublett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sublett Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Cemetery
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
    • East Hamilton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The East Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton Cemetery
    • Sample Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Sample Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the East Liberty Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Liberty Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • San Augustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Choice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Shelbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Huxley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Short
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Africa is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Campti
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Campti is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
  • Maxey Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Rosevine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Denning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rebecca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Milam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bronson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Attoyac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Noble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <6>
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia

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 East Liberty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Liberty Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the East Liberty Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Shelby 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 East Liberty Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1381821  (East Liberty Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381821 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: Shelby
      • Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hurstown
      • Location given for East Liberty Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6273992     Lon: -94.0224147
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Shelby, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East 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.