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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.
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:
- Milam County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Milano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Gause
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maysfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Jones Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Tracy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Edgeworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Meeks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Cyclone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ocker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Vilas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Rye ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Stone City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Tabor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Bryan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Chriesman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- San Antonio Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Deanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Frenstat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Birch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Snook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Rosebud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Barclay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Highbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Westphalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Hicks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old Dime Box
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Dime Box
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Hearne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calvert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Benchley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bremond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Owensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Laneport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Thrall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
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.
- Westbrook - Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hanged Man's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coxes Providence Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Santana Ruize Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blakely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rocky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Oxsheer - Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Philips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
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.
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Milano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gause
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maysfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Chriesman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarkson is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Ben Arnold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hearne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calvert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 74 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 29 miles [46.7 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 professional and volunteer 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Robertson County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |