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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Hill is located in Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Calhoun County: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane & Wirt.
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:
- Calhoun 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.
- Beech
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
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- Sleith ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
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- Progress ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Wilsie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Frametown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
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- Rockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
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- Strange Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Gassaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Exchange
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Lydia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Procious
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Porter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Bomont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elkhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Shock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
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- Stumptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Normantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Truebada
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Fletcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Hereford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Meadowdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Statts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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- Romance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kenna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Odaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Wellford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Reamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Falling Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Youngs Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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- Aarons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Three Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Elkview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Coco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Lewis County
- Vadis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Nicholas County
- Birch River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Smithville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Burnt House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Oxbow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Lawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Cantwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Cisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Slab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Graux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Kester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Reedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Windy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Leachtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
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.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arnoldsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Husk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greathouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Starcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<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.
- Beech
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Arnoldsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Altizer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altizer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer
- Pink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Sycamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Rocksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Hur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Minnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minnora is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora
- Richardson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Schilling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Schilling is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
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 11 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. 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 visit 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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> | 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 Hill) 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |