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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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 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 Hill is located in Houston County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

Below are the counties that are near Liberty Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty Hill:

  • Houston County     (The home county of Liberty Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
    • Weches
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Refuge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Belott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Harrison Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Tadmor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Grapeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Ratcliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Latexo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fog Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Crockett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
    • Mound City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Slocum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Salmon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Alderbranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Herring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Jarvis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Crystal Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Kossuth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Elkhart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Deanwright
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Cronin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Wells Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
    • Redtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Pollok
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Durant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Durant is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Central is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
    • Weeping Mary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Alto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Maydelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Rusk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <1>
    • Dialville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Gallatin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Turney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Ponta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Reklaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
    • Douglass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Dextra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Sacul
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alazan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Nat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Looneyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Pennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Centralia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty Hill.

Cemeteries Near Liberty Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty Hill.

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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.

  • Bodenhamer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • John Sheridan Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Augusta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bobbitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Weches Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (283 more) ...

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 Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.

  • Augusta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Augusta is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Weches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • San Pedro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • San Pedro is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
  • Belott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Grapeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tadmor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Alderbranch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Ratcliff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Alto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
  • Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Elkhart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rusk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <1>
    • Crockett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Hill.

Newspapers Published in Liberty Hill ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty Hill.

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 Hill:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty Hill) 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.