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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 parishes/counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/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 Newton 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 Newton County: Beauregard (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Sabine (LA), Vernon (LA), Jasper, Orange & Sabine.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Liberty. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty:
- Newton County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Shanklerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shanklerville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
- Wiergate
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Wier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- South Toledo Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
- Bleakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bleakwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
- Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Call
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Browndell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Browndell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sam Rayburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Call Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Call Junction is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
- Harveytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harveytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Sabine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Brookeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pineland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- San Augustine County
- Powell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Tyler County
- Town Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- Beauregard Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Merryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- DeRidder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ludington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Singer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ikes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
- Sabine Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Rock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Toro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Vernon Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Savage Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Pinewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Rosepine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pickering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Billy Goat Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- New Llano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Fertitta Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
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.
- Shanklerville Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tanner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eddie Gatson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hardy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mattox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Odom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
- Belgrade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belgrade is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bleakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bleakwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Erin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Magnolia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Brookeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Caney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caney is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Toro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
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 24 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]<2>. 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 begin with 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Sabine County
- San Augustine County
- Tyler County
- Beauregard Parish
- Sabine Parish
- Vernon Parish
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |