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 doctors and hospitals 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 Caroline County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
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:
- Caroline County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- New London
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Samuels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Olney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Ruther Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Central Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Layton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunbrooke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Minor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Tappahannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Hewlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Doswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Verdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Beaverdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Tylers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Goodall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Port Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Fairview Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ambar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Somerset Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hampstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Ninde
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Wilderness
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Danton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Chamberlain Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Triangle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Joplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Dumfries
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Newland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Naylors
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Massaponax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Thornburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leavells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Waverly Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Marye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Snell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Post Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Partlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Little Falls Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Woodlanding Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Hampstead Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Potomac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Northridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Berea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Leedstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Colonial Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Doncaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Ironsides
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mount Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Faulkner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Rock Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Bel Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
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.
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Round Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Dew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beasley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
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.
- New London
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Woodford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Paige
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Welchs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Upper Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
- Smoots
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smoots is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoots
- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brandywine is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Port Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Massaponax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Thornburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 5 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. 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 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 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 Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |