A visit to the Liberty Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Liberty Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Liberty Hill Cemetery (FG ID #4840).
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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Liberty Hill Cemetery:
33.7378, -96.9770
The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Callisburg.
The cemetery is located in Cooke County<3>.
The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of the Liberty Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Liberty Hill Cemetery ...
The Liberty Hill Cemetery was established in 1884.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Liberty Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Liberty Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Callisburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Callisburg Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Akers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Akers Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers Cemetery
- Dixie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Blassingame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Nelson Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Grove Cemetery
- Basin Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harvill - Rowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Liberty Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Liberty Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Callisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coesfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Sadler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thackerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Kiowa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Southmayd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Liberty Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Gainesville
- Marietta
- Pottsboro
- Whitesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Cooke 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 Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4840
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1361165 (Liberty Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361165 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: Cooke
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitesboro
- Location given for Liberty Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7378833 Lon: -96.9775072
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cooke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |